English Translation

Conversation with State Secretary K.H. Frank. The Permanent Representative of the Reich Protector, Secretary of State Karl Hermann Frank, received in Prague the diplomatic correspondent of francozean-Europapress, Dr. Rudolf Fischer, to an interview about the political situation in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia in the fourth year of the war. The discussion developed as follows: 1. Frege: In the last few years Eduard Benesch has made great efforts to come back to the foreground of the politicoshen Buhne su. They, Mr. State Secretary, at the time, after the attacks did on the Deputy Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich, made communications, which concluded on an annex Benecch's nit of this assassination. Have there been any new evidence of the Sould Benesch's? Have you also received new references for the lack of the intended effects in England and in the Protectorate? 08320 Answer : As a member of the foreign policy committee of the former Tachecho-Alovak parliament - I was a member from the "Sudentendendendutechen Party", which became the strengthened political party of the old Techecho-Slovakia by the famous parliamentary elections of the year l935 - I had many opportunities to get to know and judge Eduard Benesch, his characteristics as a politician, his abilities and his character. Standing in political life for years, I have been able to follow his domestic political methods and his foreign policy activity both was very close to each other at Beneech - all things since l917. Benesch is an international political broker and player. He is dominated by an exaggerated need for validity.