STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 340, sig. 109-4/84

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Translation. 35 Haupt - Arbeiter - Organisation. Prague, 11 September 1939. The Ministry of the Interior confirmed these days the administrative bodies of the Workers' Central Association, whose formation had already taken note of it at the beginning of July.Thus, the Main Workers' Institute opens its real activity of the workers' union organizations.The Workers' Centre Association unites 21 associations in its entirety. According to the request, the Ministry of the Interior appointed the chairperson of the Central Association Josef Stritesk, the chairmen of the Workers' Association in the mining industry, as the representative of the chairman are:Jaroslaus Jirasek,Wenzel Slach,Josef Tuma,Venzel Valchaf.The central secretary is Josef Neprass.The offices of the central association are in Prague I.,Bartolomäusstrasse No.14. The Labour-Central Association, after approval of the Statutes, shall also undertake its own mission through the Ministry of the Interior, which is recorded in the Statute as before. The purpose of the summary is to establish the workers of each stage by mediation of the Workers' Association, to acquire them nationally, socially, morally and culturally. All-round care for improving the economic relations of workers and representing the economic, social, cultural and community interests of its members and members. V208V Ceské Slovo,of 11.9.1939.