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

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54 this defamation and if already, with us one treats also nifty differently. It is to become mad, we are not cattle, how long will this still last? etc. is spoken. The whisper propaganda has also decreased considerably here and if one hears something about the present events. There is a great deal of scolding about the English radio because it has only brought punishment and suffering to the Czechs. In Czech intellectuals it is expressed that the enemy states are planning something against Germany. In order to prevent a revolution in the Protectorate, the corresponding measures had to be taken by the German side. At the same time, it is pointed out that something very special must have happened in the context of internal politics because SS leader Heydrich had been put here. In this context, it even is said that in Germany the social democrats want to assemble a new government, that Freiherr von Neurath is appointed as leader. Furthermore, the establishment of Skkpkkk SS group ferryman Frank is still expected, which is told with great concern by the Czechs. In working-class circles the rumor continues that President Dr. Hachá and the NG leader were summoned to the Reich Protector and that both had to resign. The present events are brought together by workers in connection with the campaign in the East insofar as it is claimed that the war in the east will take place during the coming years.