STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2619, sig. 109-12/267

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Czech No. 4 -2 - be and jutt the Soviet bridgehead in Europe orvoitorn.' Mr. Stumm forgot that the German propaganda in the western Ländorn had already spread in the year l938 übor di Chochoslovakia, that we were oin Soviet fiugzeugmutterschiff. Goebbels also brought the Hirtoa letter of the techechishon Bishöfo out of the drawer, which was already there soit dom 15 August. The inhadt of this Briofos, Archbishop Dr. Precan of Ol-Mütz, the King-Grätz Bishop Dr. Moric Pycha, don Loitnoritzor Bishop Raeder, the Prague vicar general Bohumil Opatrny, who was not signed by Budweiscr Genoralvikar Monsignoro Jan Tajs and don Brünner Goneralvicar Dr.Joscf Kratočhvil, was only pre-opened on the 7th of Dczember in the Prague newspaper. In this letter written with 'Gegon dic Gottlosigksit des Ostons', the letters were called, that sio four Pünft. of the Czech people, The Catholic people, who are inclined to the principles of private life, stand in opposition to his whole view of 'don Bolshevist plans'. The Christian-Tuchichian people are very passionate about soinor ou- uro- european vigilance, his faith, his economic strength and social achievements, his inalienable national and state rights, is in no way spoken of. Dor Initiator dioses Hirtonbriofos was probably a doucher, and indeed the Leitmeritz Bishop Raoder? This prelate probably makes the tradition of St. Wenceslas to his own, on do not the Czech people in timeon national danger always soine: look courteously and under dosson flag it just gogon the Germans gckäpft it is therefore nothing other than oin Sakrilog Interossant is still that dor text of this hitbrie fos previously nicmals was announced by announcement and also not published in print. The first news about him was published by the German amtlichon press office in German, but mentioned him only to Max Karg at the end of Oktobor; dioser, however, led from his content kcin word. According to the report of the Podebrader Rundfunkscndors wurdo diosor Briof of the pulpits, it is not until December 15 that German propaganda gives itself the impression that it is a new herdbriof handclo." 17823