STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1793, sig. 109-5/21 Page 4 · 4 of 67
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1793, sig. 109-5/21
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c) Czech party movements : The Sokol is still very active. The members sometimes wear national dress. The fascists are eager to promote their idea and set up real groups. The actions carried out by these troops are often charged to the German population or to the party organs. One of these troops changed the street takings of the "General Čečkastrasse" and the "Ullrichplatz" in Kö= niggrätz to "Platz der Wehrmacht" and "Adolf-Hitler-Platz" at night. 2.) Behaviour of the Czech police organs and authorities: a) Police organs: Nothing has changed in the partly negligent attitude of Czech police. b) Czech military personnel: The uniform of the Czech army has disappeared from the street. The government force has not yet appeared. 3.) Economic situation : The prices of food are still too high according to the wages of the czech worker. High penalties force the strictest observance of the price increase= forbidden. In larger cities it should have come to the imposition of fines up to lo0 o0o K. The shortage of butter occurring in many places is charged to the large entrepreneurs. It is assumed that they hold back butter in order to disturb the population and to give the impression that butter is carried away in large quantities to the Reich.