STATE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN CHEIN AND MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1745, sig. 109-4/1500

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26 - 2 - and only by his work, his achievements, and his faithfulness to be expressed through deeds, secure a worthy place within the framework of the kingdom. None of those who have left the people in their most difficult hours of business and none of them who have entered the service - those who betrayed us - has the right to speak into the internal affairs of our homeland. However, the least right is for those who now, after bringing the people themselves to the immediate brink of destruction, have a right to influence the fate of the people, who - led by the rightful President - want to take care of their own fate. The government therefore rejects any interference from the Czech emigration led by Beneš in our affairs and in particular the incitements of foreign broadcasting. However, all of you who love your children, your families and your beautiful country, we strongly warn against listening to the broadcasting of foreign and emigration. You have already convinced yourself more than sufficiently that the foreign emigrant propaganda is not worthy of any trust and glau- nism. The victorious actions of the German Wehrmacht are the convincing proof here. For this reason the government strongly warns you: Be deaf to the foreign radio propaganda ! It is under your dignity, your maturity and your sense of responsibility to listen to these fantastic lies. All those who do not obey who - those with the strictest punishments are held to account quite ruthlessly. The help of the slanderous propaganda of foreign countries and the propaganda of Czech emigration is the whispering pro- ./.