THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1483, sig. 109-4/1237

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14 - 3 - so far, there is talk of a change of government, which is still not sufficiently anchored in the broad strata of the people and meets a growing dissatisfaction. Some eyes are directed towards the former peasant leader Maček, whose role may not have been played yet. One must not look at the local conditions, which are quite insignificant from the point of view of the great view, by a magnifying glass, they are not threatening for the big picture, because Germany is at all times able to create complete order with small means of power. or to let it be created if the present Croatian government should fail completely. We want to admit, however, that we are gradually and gradually losing sympathy here, as the alleged German passivity meets a criticism. The Croats have now expected too much from the German liberators, if on the other hand they did not estimate and evaluate their own powers and possibilities sufficiently. In this situation, the Croatian authorities feel moved to draw up more friendly strings towards Italy. They show more understanding of the Italian situation and its own constraint, so that certain Italian claims may be realized more quickly than were initially inclined to stand there. The king's question has become more topical. Whether or not the Duke of Spoleto will come, whether, when and to what extent Italy will secure military control of Croatia as a whole, are factors that escape the prediction.The consequences of Italy's Egyptian occupation of the country should have an impact on our economic interests, especially since Italy, in the absence of raw materials, is evading from this situation.