THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 671, sig. 110-4520

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110-4/520 90 eaateboso n9 1 p619 and about our connection with Christ in him" was published in the porI ollotatioliosilogeiobia Ordinariate of the Archdioceses of Prague and Olmütz. It is, like all the promulgations of the Pope, held in extremely word-rich styles. The Pope emphasizes with extraordinary clarity the Church's total claim to leadership over Catholics over the state to which every right of intervention is denied. Furthermore, the Encyclical contains sharp failures, which can only be referred to National Socialist Germany. In particular, the remarks (page 2 R of the annex) "For the Governing Party" in clerical circles of the Protectorate are considered to be directed against the leading persons of the German Empire. This interpretation was confirmed by the behaviour of Archbishop P r e a n, who sent his special thanks to the Pope for the encyclical "Misti- ci Corporis Christi". It is a very unusual process for a bishop to express his appreciation to the Pope for an encyclical.If 1OA0A9 does, this is a demonstrative procedure that is absolutely most attentive to the public. It is significant for the political attitude of Archbishop P r e a n that he has just chosen the current political situation for this step, and spreads the Pope's answer in the Ordinariatsblatt. The Pope' s letter of reply speaks for itself. The Pope believes that the basic principles of this encyclical must be accepted by all diligently and immediately and, in the usual Vatican style, demanded that the weapons be laid down. Since the Vatican has not recognized the establishment of the Protectorate, and such statements are likely to disturb the peace and order of the protectorate, I intend to inform the Archdioceses and Dioceses that in the future there will be a publication of the encyclicals in the Protectorates-- sy The Imperial Security Authority has received the same report. eedieeigolotods enle bng axtlivsng ofsnaindane mu ddld eh im sdlmio nov TaopeD' ToTp Teen CpLTeAt hi. Guwea neb Ailysnaid 67648 2 EFAO-SS 3