English Translation

I have already referred to the competent German authorities about this matter and pointed out that, for example, in the Sudetengau, whole cars with food products are being made out, which were bought under the hand and paid with overprices. I was told that these businesses could never be completely sold out. I consider our internal political situation to be largely stabilized. At the time of the so-called political holidays, I do not expect any events that could stir up the calm in which our policy is now. In the last few days we had circumstances with the action of General B l á h a , who tried to set up voluntary formations against the Bolsheviks. By consideration by German circles this question was solved with a rejection of this Gedankens. I myself was energetically opposed to such Czech volunteer formations being established. I have experience with our Czech people. I was afraid of a blasphemy. I got the news that the most radical commu- nist elements would want to join the volunteer formations in order to be able to carry out a German-hostile propaganda or to overflow. The history of the legions from World War II would then have been repeated, only to a worse extent. Some of our people are such pushers (sigři), I know them from the former Austrian infantry regiment 28 and 4. That is why we have taken a firm stand against this idea; I do not wish Bláha that this would be achieved because we could experience a similar disillusionment as in Slovakia and the Germans had accused us of having done so deliberately. In Slovakia, most of the Slovak soldiers have deserted and are now staying in the Tatras, in the Carpathians and in places where it is difficult to get their hands on them. Something has also happened on the front that illuminates the real attitude of the Slovakians. Slovakia's army now had to demobili- - 3 -