STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2186, sig. 109-9/10

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-4 85 bavrtanin Although the bomb fell a man and threw a number of Czechs into disaster, the peace and order has not been disturbed since then and the population of the Protectorate is working with all its strength for the empire. 2.Question: Benesch has developed a frape fifur! active diplomatic activity in Washington in recent weeks. Has his trip to the USA. How does the Czech public accept the strong exposure of Benesch to the Soviet Union? Answer: Benesch undoubtedly still has rich relations from the world wars and, as he informs us in the Molfraw xx of October 1942, is particularly proud to have stabbed the Poles, whom he has despised as a civilized Western Slav during his life, in London. He considers himself to be the most appointed European statesman, who must constantly give lectures on the true iage in Europe to the English and Americans, Devaher the above-mentioned letter of October 1942 sages abgrag ef go ote Mel Unglagny Ii mf hmonta ma1fry 9g V1. Nolfra Undoubtedly, Bnesch makes it clear that he can maintain a position of trust in post-war Europe from which he can patronise all the other xxx small peoples of Europe. The example of Poland shows, however, how lasting and valuable his favor and friendship is. Finally, when Katyn was also in trouble in London, he denounced the previous treaty on the creation of a Czech-Polish confederation after the war. In Washington, he probably had two problems in spite of ffon imd koo of all speeches and toasts. Rolomd vinho Onboe First of all, the Slovaks living in America, who, by g6 qh6, put him on the brink of their insubordination to him as an ed aenaaffell authorized speaker of the small peoples of Europe