English Translation

Prague, 9th February 1940. -103 Subject/ Minister Klumpar and "Český dělník" I spoke to Minister Klumpar last week and pointed out that the magazine "Česky děllík" will have a deficit of about 1 00.O0o K since the adoption of the Orbis publishing house on 1 October until the end of this year, which is mainly due to the mismanagement of the trade unions.I also explained to him that there is a prospect that the *Česky děLnik" could be brought into balance next year. However, it was not the Orbis publishing house to bear the resulting deficit. I therefore asked the minister to cover the deficit. Minister Klumpar politely but formally refused any grant to the "Česky dělnik*. He said to me, among other things: "We will have to replace part of the losses suffered by the union, but I do not have the means to grant the Orbis publishing house any subsidy under this title. I also do not want the matter to be dealt with in the Council of Ministers, because in this case I would be forced to announce my/arguments. As long as the Czech press is generally passive, there is no interest in keeping a magazine artificially alive for the Czech workers in the Reich through subsidies.By the way, I already have Dr. Frhr. v.Gregory and Mr. v.Wolfram explained that there is no interest in the continued existence of the magazine" I objected to this view and told Minister Klumpar that I had to take further steps, of course. Finally, Minister Klumpar noted that the Zeitschrift contains too little material from Bohemia and Moravia and that the achievements achieved here are not sufficient. RU. St. S. X% 26 3i