STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 392, sig. 109-4/137 (damaged)

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English Translation

In the first place, the influence which is possible from the background is carried out in two sub-areas, within the Czech trade union youth and via sport. On the occasion of the restructuring of the Czech trade unions, a trade union youth must be formed across all sections, which, although under Czech leadership, has to stand with decisive German advice. The trade union young must be raised as a youth organisation. In the field of vocational training, social events, wallings, sports, etc. It will be possible, in many cases, to educate to the Reich idea, but also to order and obedience. The influence will be easy due to the decisive German influence in the leadership of the trade unions. Since the strata in the trade union youth recorded (e.g. It is necessary to have a second wider sub-area of Czech youth organisations, namely sport, even if it is possible to include guests (e.g. students) in youth. The sport with its often over-Völkische interests seems to be suitable for the strong sporting tendency of the Czechs to contribute under German influence to a relaxation of the czech people. Sport life gives the opportunity to work together, whereby by setting up Mri mixed teams the political top would be canceled. The approach of the German influence is more difficult than with the trade union youth, since a big top organization of the Czech SPort, already = today under German leadership or German influence, fehit. One must first try to gradually gain influence in the diversity of the top sports associations and individual clubs in order to align the sports work according to German goals. The practical experience will show whether the planned German work is as possible, or from the point of view of association by the Czechs, a leading body for the whole sport needs to be created in order to achieve better starting points