STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2036, sig. 109-7/43

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English Translation

On the day of the demonstration, on the 1st of May, 1445 - 2, M. allegedly participated in the funeral of the Czech student, who was injured in the riots on 28th of October 1939. Moreover, he was supposed to have given orders to the Czech students who were demonstrating and caused them to expel anti-German calls. He called the employees of the company "Grotetzký a Pollak", Bretšnajdr, and told him that it was good for him (Matěcha) and further that it is good that one always does something, at least the rags would realize that the Czechs do not fear them. When the CNS community was founded, Matěcha was appointed by the President Hácha on 21 March 1939 as a representative of the workers in the 5-member committee of the ČNS community. He was also a member of the Committee's successive enlargements. He also became chairman of the Exel and wur aucł