English Translation

Security Service MF f SD section Prague Number: 159/41 Prague, 18.7.1941. Daily report (Strictly confidential, only for the personal service use of the recipient) I. General_Location and mood. The German V-Prapaganda, which launched yesterday in the Protectorate as a countermeasure against the London people, has, according to the reports available to date, found an extremely large number of people everywhere. The German population was at first almost completely uninformed about the Sirn of the action, while the Czechs, on the basis of their knowledge of foreign broadcasts, knew for the most part what it was about. In general, it was to be observed that many Czechs were at first pleasantly surprised at the sight of the V in the newspapers and in the streets, because they believed that it was an impact of the London invitation; their disappointment and pre-annoyance were of course all the greater afterwards. The atmospheric effect of the individual shows the following reports: Prague: When the Czech morning newspapers appeared on the 17 large V-letters, especially the Czech whisperers believed that they could hardly trust their eyes. For the most part, they looked at all sides in an age-old way and didn't know well what it might be like, was this a deception, or even a trap, or was it a special propaganda trick again? Only timidly did they look at their victories-initials. But when they read the explanation inside the sheet, they all felt out of their minds and could not hide a certain Wu felt. In politically less interested Chechens, a certain amusement over the whole action was noticeable. Only a small part of the Tsc cic population showed itself gärğich uninformier The action must be regarded as a far-reaching success, even if it did not trigger major discussions with the Czech so far, - 2 - 3.d.7. St. S.B-424 Erledi