English Translation

Czech No. 2 2 - Dr. E. Beneš sought an introduction of Anna Karenina in the Umjelozkythcater with the Soviet heroine Tarasova in the leading role. In the honorary lodge of the president were also representatives of the People's Commissarate of Foreign Affairs and the well-known director of Umjelezky Theatre in Moscow, which commemorated during the maintenance of his mornly visits to Prague. He gave confidence to Ausdruok that the Umjelezky Theatre would come to Prague as a guest of the National Theatre. During the day, President Boneš received a number of members of the Czechoslovak colony in Moscow. The Moscow Zotungen give the announcement of the minister Ripka about the Czechoslovak-Soviet agreement representatives of the Reuter agency gegonüber as well as the voices of the British and American press in detail. In the morning of December, Ambassador Fierlingor presented the president at the Czechoslovak embassy with the heads of allied and friendly diplomatic missions: the president had long-term friendly talks with numerous diplomats. On Saturday, the I5. In December, President Beneš visited the Botkin Hospital in Moscow, accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner of Foreign Affairs Korneychuk, Ambassador Fierlingor, the Deputy Chief of the Fomin Protocol and members of his entourage. In the hospital welcomed the president of the director of this institute Shimelovich, Professor Frumkin and the Aerzte Chernishev and Bielska. They gave the president information about the scientific activity of the institute, showed it the modern institution in the special department for blood transfusion and in andcren clinics. In the evening a reception was held in honour of the president of the All-Soviet Society for the maintenance of cultural relations with the outside world, at which the commissioner for the People's Government, Mitjerev, deputy commissioner for foreign affairs Korneychuk, head of the press abbot. of the Voll.s- koumissariat of Foreign Affairs, Realgunov, leading protagonists of Soviet science, art and literature, member of the Dos Allslavic Committee with the General Chairman Gundorov at the head, which. Gonerals Ignatiev and Yevsttignieev, the member of the Soviet Academy Djershavin, the author Shostakovich, the virtuoso playwrights Moskvin and Tarasova and others participated. According to a toast dos deputy chairman of the Allslavishon Committee, Professor Nojediy drank the benevolence of President Bones, Alle Aeussorungen waron by the spirit of true friendship and the production of the ebb permeated that the fraternal cooperation of the peoples of the Sovyot union and of Czechoslovakia in the same spirit also became waxy naoh dom wars. During the reception a concert took place in which Slavic music came to the lecture. At the Darbictungen the outstanding Soviet artists Spiller, Dystrach and Derascow as well as the Czech singer Stoffy Petrova were able to take part." 17825 7