English Translation

knowledge, to be indissoluble with the empire and the fall of any anti-German propaganda in the European Raun will create a decisive change after the victory Frictionless work on all life offers in the protectorate, especially in industry and Wirtschnft is the first commandment of the hour. Some of the major measures required to initiate assimilation, such as the breaking up of the political organizations of the Czech people, will not prevent concern and disturbance. Assimillation in large numbers requires a very considerable use of people and means. Betdss fehit in the present time in the necessary extent. In the view of most of the Upper Land Councils, the problem of assimilation cannot therefore be tackled at the present time in practice; only tenacious small-scale labour is in place. However, certain general theoretical and practical measures and clarifications are necessary.Only the Oberlandrat in Pardubitz considers the elaboration of methods and every attempt in small cases to be premature. Any attempt must mean a certain presence for the Czechs, which today would be interpreted as weakness. In addition, the Czechs must be left to look for means and ways to prove their ositive attitude towards interpretation so strikingly that the German side can consider assimilation of individual champions. 14. Preparation for assimilation during war Although the conditions during war do not permit a particularly active approach to assimilation issues, in all and everyone there is a policy which does not spill the possibilities of assemilization in peacetime. 1