English Translation

Copy. Secret State Police State Police Headquarters Prague Prague II, July 11, 1940. B.No. K 558 III g. Secret. Report on the reasons for the arrest of the primator of Prague Dr. Klapka. In February 1940, the Hungarian defence organs of the protectorate members Milos Bondy arrested him in Budapest, who from there carried out extensive intelligence activities in favour of Czech e-migration in Paris and the Allied intelligence service against the Reich, especially in the Protectorate. Since then, the Prague State Police Department has conducted extensive investigations against the staff and contributors of the Bondy. About 80 persons previously arrested have been found since 25.5. In 1940, the Czech Redjteur Josef Jost from Prague, who had been working in intelligence against the Reich since the invasion, appeared in various treason cases and could only be arrested under great difficulties, because he had completely changed his appearance and used false ID documents. On July 3, 1940, Jost was ready to make a comprehensive confession about his illegal activity. In the course of this confession, he made detailed information on his relations with Dr. Klapka, the Primator of Prague, on July 3rd, 1940. After that Jost Klapko asked for financial support in his illegal activities. Jost has informed Klapka in detail about the news activities of his clients in Yugoslavia, Romania and Hungary and his own illegal activity. During his visits to Klapca he has also communicated to him news, especially in terms of internal politics, e.g. about the imminent arrests of illegal Czech personalities. Jost, according to his own statements of Klapka and in his