STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 595, sig. 109-4/342

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39 Copy of translation. "Vlajka" of 21.11.1939. "One whispers, one whispers .." ..that some aprons (Zástera) had already spread over the Czech territory. 15 years ago she suddenly shone on the Czech political sky like a meteor and shone with the beautiful Czech colors red and white- But after not quite 3 years lost her political fame and she was no longer present in Prague. She allegedly went to the "services of Ford. While bad tongues claim that this "skirt" had badly covered the American self-made man, since she had not taken to heart any of her miraculous thoughts, she put so many creditors in unpleasant situations that they began to sob by thinking solely about her windbags. Now the dear "skirt" wanted it anew for political glory. This time, however, their colors, strongly bleached, would not have been drawn any more: that's why she let herself be turned green. This color was just in fashion. But woe! A man with a crackling beard, a certain Franz Udržal, alleged to have heard that, as long as he was alive, this charlatan apron should no longer be allowed to return to political life. Leüte, who could not otherwise come to the name of this crackling barte, explained that this was his best act and his most famous act. The water flowed and the speech flowed. It came the spring of this year and with it the great demand for the "skirt". The execution offices allegedly. What wanted then the Anters of the "schürze" ? Supposedly many and many unpaid demands ! The "schirze" was not to be found. Supposed she hid behind the even larger apron of the wife, whose Wohn-