STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 653, sig. 109-4/401

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English Translation

October 11, 1941. To the Deputy Prime Minister Dr.Krejči, Prague. 8 Dear Minister! S The Tsohechian Lauptechrift leader of the "České Slovo" Karl I až n o v s k y died tonight as a result of poisoning. Diezersgemeinde Vord was carried out by his own compatriots on tsvng the London Hetzzéhtrale and the emigrated Benesch-clique. Jeh order the following: 1) Mr. Lažnovsky must be buried in solemn form at the expense of the protectorate government, with the participation of the government. 2) The execution of the funeral must be entrusted immediately to a person responsible whose name is to be announced to me. 3) To the widow of Mr. Laznovsky the full pension of a section chief in a ministry must be paid today. 4) To inform the widow still today in writing that -Obergruppenführer Heydrich has ordered that the protectorate government with today's day the widow the deceased has to pay the full pensions of a Section chief. 5) In front of the houses in which the heads of writing Karl Lažnovsky, Dr. Křemen, Krychtalek and Dr. Vajtauer live, from 4 p.m. onwards positions of the government police for the protection of the members of these heads are to be placed until further notice.