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

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Caruar 88 In the four years since the establishment of the Protectorate, the last Czech citizen has been able to pass the advantages of belonging to the Reich. Especially in the social and economic fields, the latter are undisputed. I also believe that I can say with certainty that, for example, the Czech worker and farmer today, despite all the wartime efforts with Bofen LorkeniMale's economic efforts, does not have the feeling of using aflifalo but the care of the German side. Gs-dürfte iberpascheay thateseinein Deatscher,-nämleih Reinhard ieydrich was the first delegate of Czech laborers and peasants of the prager castle and received himself personally un. Ibre bedurfhisse kümerte./ A As for the question of the understanding of the masses for the politics of the President Dr. Hacha, I can say with certainty that his position in the Czech public is based on a much broader basis of trust than ever a politician of the "Czechoslovak era" had. Masaryk had very weighty opponents - I remember only Karel Kramař - and Benesch was already known for his presidential election only, at the stake of all and in dafm Angamblick political bribery with scarce effort. Ham wys I. lacha, on the other hand, is the first Czech leading personality mnhmmis erakAuthoritat geniusot ganm wW Ae utf Cha f0go 4.Question: The daily work of all Czech creators is the clearest proof that the Czech people today have no ear for demagogic incitement, 'but in the spirit of its president they want to pursue their work in peace. Like the German workers and peasants in the Reich, Czech workers and farmers create the fulfillment of the German arms and nutrition program. The Czech armament workers, engineers and technicians, who today use their skills, intelligence and inventiveness for the interests of the German armaments industry, deserve all recognition To what extent this commitment is based on voluntaryness, the fact that viedereirtschechischerh Aine acttaiinlinh Angafl vienn was able to provide workers with a valuable invention of our armor. One will not be able to claim that rkzé inventions can be enforced. They are always the expression of an increased, voluntary work mind.tJa hk Wis yolohigh grindfalling wnike Koif md fepit hirfra poptia Aobieaatln, A dhe Mpuy, toritharig b. i faute brpuaes.