English Translation

181 Prague, 10 August 1940. Memorial protocol. At the request of the President Dr. Hácha, I visited the President of the State at the castle at 1/2 a.m. and had a one-and-a-half-hour discussion with him. For the first time it had been ordered by me unknown side that both the y-wake and the government troops entered the Burghof (also at the exit) under rifle, presented and from the Re- a rCd C a The President began the conversation with various private narratives in which he repeatedly emphasized that he felt old and sick and would like to thank each of them, because of repeated urgings of the s according to his supreme principle, unfortunately could not. He gave up a handwritten letter from the Lord s of the time of his (Hácha's) government president, in which Dr. Benesch wishes Mr. Hácha fgabe full success with warm words. I could only say,