STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2722, sig. 109-14/24

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35 6.) In the former Second Division of the Czech General Staff there was an illegal news fund of 5 million crowns. After the escape of Czech news officers at the time of the invasion, this amount was handed over to Colonel D r g a ê , who had been a member of the Second Bureau. According to the former intelligence officers Colonel T r e b i c k y and Colonel H a v e l, this amount is said to have arrived at E., who used it for illegal news purposes. From this sum also the amount of 50 O00 crowns mentioned under 2) was taken. 7.) The following statement by E. to K. is characteristic. l a p k a in June or July l939, which K l a P k a reproduces in his interrogation literally as follows: "I give you the order to work for our people, because we must use all means to put in place our new freedom".