English Translation

961/1 Prague, 12.2.1943 025 12/2 Betr.: Reception of the government members M o r a v e e , Dr. Krejči and Hrubý. In the morning of 12.2.43, 1/2 9 o'clock, Minister H r u b ý appeared at MM. on visit and stayed there for over 1 hour. The purpose of the visit is according to a well-meaning explanation of MM. According to Hruby's curiosity, what the Secretary of State wants from the three ministers together. MM. later said that he had spoken to Hruby about the questions of his speeches and had also told him quite openly, if he only spoke in his professional department, he did not care, but it was essential for him to get to know political speeches earlier. Hruby again explained that he had his own censorship, and that a German Presidential Director S t a e h l y censors his speeches. MM. told him that the debate had also been in a friendly spirit and that Minister Hrubie had also seen the justification of his point of view and committed himself to sending his speeches in time in the future. After the departure of Minister Hruby, he called the chairman of the government to see if he had heard correctly that he should appear with Krejči and Hrubý at the secretary of the state. The chairman of this government confirmed this. In the meeting room of the group leader first met MM. In the meantime Obersturmbannführer Gehrke, who was especially welcomed by Krejči, appeared. The ministers were then brought in by the ministerial councillor Dr. Giess to the group leader, came out after a surprisingly short time. Their assurances were extremely serious, and especially MM. I noticed the excitement clearly. They then drove down with the lift, in which they talked excitedly. When going out of the lift Hrubý of Krejči wanted to have an appointment. However, the latter postponed him until tomorrow, returning to the ministry, MM. explained that it had been present to standartenführer Dr.Weinmann at the conversation, and he therefore did not know whether he could tell me anything. A short time later, I was called by Dr.Giess, who gave me the clean copy of today's statement by the Secretary of State for MM. and made me expressly aware that this was an attention ./.