English Translation

has very skillfully and with much temperament argued under display of his personal past and its development from the Czecho-Slovak legionarian to the Lidové Noviny to the minister of the protectorate government. Moravec stressed: population growth, promotion of Czech cultural life, freedom of the Church and social care, allès in conjunction with a strengthening of Czech folklore. In military terms, too, Minister Moravec Martin has said a lot of things that have at least given him to think and is not in line with his view of the absolute superpower of the United States (with 120,000 aircraft production per year). Moravec continued to speak of the "Fortress Europe" and that the human and material wealth of the enemies does not yet mean that it is also operational where it is required. During his daily stay at the press club and in talks with Centropress writer Hokeš and director Chocholaty, Martin only tried to obtain confirmation of the things that I dealt with without asking new questions or trying to find out something on his own. On the other hand, on the last evening in the press club, he asked the waiter in French the possibility to get through in Bohemia and Moravia with English or French, without the need for the German or Czech language, The waiter's answer was negative. Already on the second day, Martin made no secret of his nationality to me. He even showed me his ID papers and later also excerpts from American and English newspapers. On the initiative of Lt.Bönninghaus, Martin was taught the acquaintance of two women, to whom he also made no secret of his nationality. The discussions which were not conducted in my presence were reported elsewhere.