English Translation

- 39 - 2. Political groups. The National Community, which had celebrated the second anniversary of its establishment at the end of March, endeavoured at the beginning of its third year of existence to restore, with the help of the state representatives of the Protectorate, its prestige, which was somewhat damaged by the political failures of the past few years in the case of Germans and Czechs. Since the Czech press, in particular, held a sharp account with the NG for the second anniversary of its foundation, the President's Chancellery instructed the press not to criticise the NZ, its organisations, its officials, even its members, any more.When the Czech Press did not adhere to it in any uniform way and found the understanding of German positions, the president personally took part in a press reception on 3.4. On the corruption of press criticism in public life, the former Minister Havelka said that the NG would also receive any support from the government in the future. A part of the government has been trying for a long time to make Dr.Mrazik the Secretary-General as a sign of the final peace between the NG and the government as the Minister of Justice. Minister Havelka said in a confidential conversation "The Germans have their successes because they have an essential aid instrument in the NSDAP. We have the intention that the NG will carry out a similar task." Josef Střitesky, deputy chairman of NG's Central Committee, proves how few senior officials are concerned with promoting NG Šorge's reputation: "The Národni souručenstvi" is a patchwork of old political secretaries, where one supervises the other, so that no one can go one step further than necessary." NG chairman Nebeský is supposed to carry on with his first intentions of resignation. He feels at the head of the ČsSN, Fousek, who is in agreement