English Translation

T 199/42 69 Statement by the President Dr. Emil Hácha on the allegations made to him by the Chairman of the First Senate of the People's Court of Justice by the defendant Rudolf Beran. 1.) ad a), d) and c) : Up to the time when the negotiations concerning my election to the President began, I stood aside. of the political enterprise. Therefore, I can only answer what was known from the newspaper reports and the statements and rallies of Beran at that time that Beran was for an a d spoken political opponent Beneš! s and tried to deceive his Vahl as president. In my opinion, these questions could be more and more accurately stated by the German and Czech politicians. 2) ad d) : As regards the claim by Beran that he called for Beneš's resignation as President after the surrender of the Sudeten German territory, I can only refer to the statement under 1.) However, I can confirm from my own knowledge that Beran led me to accept the candidacy as President of the Czecho-Slovak Republic, after repeated consultations with the Supreme Administrative Court at that time, and that I am Beran on l. December 1938 - this is the next day after my election as president of the state - appointed Beran as chairman of the government, because I knew Beran was an outspoken opponent of Beneš's politics and I was of the opinion that he wanted to work on the establishment of a good relationship with the German Reich. 3.)