STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2736, sig. 109-14/39

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• 2. the mood created by us artificially and plannedly moved nerve mill of the Czechs, things that led to the increase of fear up to rumors about an upcoming decimation of the whole nation - proved to be correct. In recent weeks, the Czech population has experienced a strong indifference to all political events, which could hardly be affected by the German weapons victories. Already during the birthday celebrations for Hácha, the greatest mass was shown in Prague and in the province of partiality. Since the Chür- chillreise and the hostile attempt to invade Dieppe, various signs of a recurring self-assured attitude of the Czechs are evident and a strengthening of the resistance spirit in some Czechs is noticeable. nourished by the destructive intellectual layer on the basis of the enemy radio, a strong whispering propaganda about crisis states, mass desertions, attacks and sabotage acts as well as war fatigue in the old kingdom grows. The slogans of destructive intelligence are: "The Soviet war and armament potential /inexhaustible industrial centers in the Urals and Siberia/ as well as the England and Americas are not to be broken, the two fronts will certainly come shortly, the English-American air attacks on German cities destroy the entire German war industry and the ever-present food problems in the old kingdom inevitably lead to famine and revolution. All of these surroundings win-