STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1801, sig. 109-5/29

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omdaat an ob schriftl. ROAFSAONSMMUP Z 388 dbamieso bon me aotosdo ae onollrgod dadten nele as ot 1. 10.1941 In the circles at the WB one was not pleased about the vocation of H.. Later the version was distributed, but it was better so, because the Wehrmacht has no interest at all in carrying out the necessary executive measures among the civilian population itself. Nor was one interested in the military-economically important enterprises in this direction. In these circles, one attaches great importance to learning how the relationship between H. and Frank will develop, as one has hoped that the effect of berëich Franks would be limited by the changed conditions. There is a group of officers at the WB, in particular colonel, who absolutely reject everything connected with party or i, which sometimes takes almost grotesque forms. There is there a caste spirit with the typical attitude of the old officer clique. As an example I cite the following conversation two days ago, A noble officer said: "I am wearing an SD uniform. Why? She is doing me a special service, because if I don't hit her, I have been sitting in the hospital for a long time." Of course, it was meant that the Wehrmacht uniform protects him from it. Since this expression was made only before three persons, it is asked to treat the same accordingly, otherwise the source would be immediately known. It is not uninteresting that Colonel L. in the last time often indirectly inquired with us, as he is written to the SD, whether there is anything against him. Colonel L was also about the shooting of the gene. Bilý is not delighted, i.e. because he was an Austrian officer. Yesterday /.