STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2318, sig. 109-11/120

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49-8 should not say: "If there were no National Soialists, then rest would be in Europe. "No, then there would be others who would have to act in our place. When a time has come, it must be fulfilled, just as the apple falls from the tree when it is ripe. We cannot stand up against fate, it would overrun us. In other words, you are faced with the choice of clarifying this fact to your people, from a greater point of view than it has been so far, to show them the historical tasks facing Europe. I believe that if you recall the development of the last war year, you will come to the conclusion: » Maybe we Czechs have chosen the best part. As it was before, it was no longer possible. It would only have been possible if Germany had been constantly pushed to the ground, but that is unthinkable. "Today you have the opportunity to make your own all the advantages that the great German Reich has to offer. You have our guaranteed Schut. No one attacks you. You would also have the possibility to convey the advantages of your peoples all over Germany. You could have the chance to play your music