STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2027, sig. 109-7/34

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20 2 total financial support will be handed over to the Central Chancellery, i.e. to me or to the envoy Smutny, who is now in Paris and will become head of my law firm in London. I will therefore trefreen measures that from this center all official and other Ürganes will be financed. 4.) Our situation is good in America and Russia. In America I would almost say excellent. I have been working here since February (from December to April was also Masaryk), day after day, voice for voice without a break. I have travelled through the whole of the United States, was at about 20 universities. The most important universities (Yale, Frincetown, Columbia, Colorado, Trinity College, California, etc.) have offered me the honorary doctorate and on this occasion thousands of American intelligence have given us great manifestations. The official association here is at least 95% for us. Kissland will be similar in principle to us. 5.)I also negotiated with Roosevelt in a secret meeting and discussed with him everything that was past and also future He does not recognize the occupation, but still thinks we are independent. When I spoke about the possibility of forming a government and an army for the Ariegsfall, he said: "We did it in the last Arieg and can do it in this too." I will be again in Washington between June 27 and July 2. I will then see Hull and probably again Roosevelt and the other influential circles. Then I will discuss with them all questions up to all details. I expect a favorable result. 6.)I am in contact with Russia via the local envoy Umansky and agree with their action. My protest in Geneva has expressly supported Russia. After London I am on l2.7. There ic will continue to be in touch with Russia. It is not impossible that, if the war breaks out, I have to go to Russia, that will show the situation. In England and France, the situation is not favourable. The aspirations for a compromise are constantly great, the fear of the war is benevolent, even if one feels that it is inevitable. I do not give myself any illusion about the governments of these two countries today. They have a bad conscience towards us and know that they have offended us and do not like us. They also make mistakes in us in order to defuse their inexcusable action. However, we are pressing our eyes and seeking to win them for the time being. Comat it to war, however, the changes in the hegemony will be significant and then everything will change towards us and we will forget nothing for the future. 7.) In the case of war, we count on a double military action: formation of an army here and a sabotage and revolution action at home. I intend to form a government here, to achieve the appointment, to carry out the mobilization and not to set up a voluntary army, but absolute unity in the political leadership is required. I reject the orientation towards Poland, Russia and France, which is necessary, unity and orientation towards the Czechoslovaks. What will be after the arieg, the people decide about it at home and I do not want to prejudge here. I take