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

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The political credit of the Czech Emigration Association in London at that time had fallen to zero with the English and were seriously threatened by all the future plans of the Bohemian Emigré. In this situation, London had to provide proof of its influence in the Protectorate. He took the means of political murder. Since the Czechs in their home country did not think of killing Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich, who had brought them significant benefits in the social and food sectors, young Desperados from Benesch's private guard, sent them as trapping magnates, had to carry out the murder. Today we know from the statements of several vensun-conceived Pallsohirmagenten that the two murderers Kubis and Gabğik were received personally before their departure after the protectorate ven Benesch and they were told under great promises the necessary enthusiasm for the assassination attempt. The sparks also found at parachute agents in the original, which I announced to the Czech ministers at the reception of the autonomous government on 26 May d.d., continue to prove his guilt for the murder. After several parachute agents had come to know the true mood of the Czech Volkes in their homeland and their negative attitude towards riot, murder and sabotage, they warned their Czech clients in London of the execution of the assassination attempt and asked that, bearing in mind the severe consequences for the Czech Velk, they refrain from the murder plan. Benesch, however, did not prevent the murder even after knowledge of the true mood of his compatriots in the Protectorate, because he needed it as evidence. He let free run the action of the murderers and thanked on 3.6.1942 in a radio message for the carried out act. How wrong was the calculation of Benesch's, showed the breathing up and the Erleich-Uie or needed t3bts. at ded den dliortda Lnter