STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1793, sig. 109-5/21 Page 53 · 53 of 67
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1793, sig. 109-5/21
English Translation
- 8- fundamental change in the behaviour of both the police and the gendarmerie has occurred. Thus, the Landesgendarmerei-Kdo. Brno endeavours to meet all wishes of the Rgt.-Kdr.. In Moravian-Ostrava even the music corps of the Czech state police - on the occasion of the invasion of the German troops in Warsaw - organized a several-hour parade through the city and played, among other things, the Egerländermarsch, the march of the Germans in Poland and other German marches and songs. b) Czech authorities: In the behaviour. 3.) Economic situation: From the reports received it can be seen that the economic situation is to be assessed locally. While in Bohemia - especially in Prague - hamster purchases are the biggest out= mass, people even, long before the shops are opened, snake stands, is reported from Moravia that there are only very isolated hamsters= purchases made there. While in Böhmen mainly coffee, butter, soap, shoes etc. For a living important arti=kel are hamstered and one has the impression that the un= most useful objects are bought in masses, one reports from Moravia, that in the there occasionally occurring fear purchases also soap etc. are strongly in demand, but even coffee, eggs, butter are still to be had. There is a presumption that rumours are spread by rushing = ric elements in the people, that the goods mentioned would be impossible in the shortest time due to export to Germany. The rumors fall on fertile ground, since the great mass of the Czech people, for the sake of low service, cannot participate in fear purchases in such a great style and is therefore easy to influence and is afraid to be distributed over=. For the commander: The chief of the staff: I. V. fuvel