English Translation

23a 4 that one could not be opposed to these basically, because the securing of the property finally also forced the nobles to such a conversion. Much of this relaxation after the establishment of the protectorate contributed above all to the fact that the Czechs, as extremely attentive observers of the behaviour of the nobles themselves, soon realized that this or that admitted itself to Germanism, however, in its conduct often remained extremely reserved to other Germans in all aspects of Germanism and above all did not enter into any closer ties, especially to the National Socialist Party. In many cases, therefore, for such considerations, the attitude of nobles, who professed to be German, was described more as Czech-friendly as well as German-conscious and declared with satisfaction that the nobility "became caught by National Socialism just as little as it itself" Also, the leading position of Czechs in most of the aristocracy's enterprises would prove that the adolescents had not consistently proceeded with their report on Germanism in any way sunders, but had thus only taken a kind of way out. For example, the baron basket of W e i - d e n h e i m in Besdiekau (polBez.Klattau) is said to be a formal attempt to show itself as little as possible and, if not otherwise, only well "camoufed" in party uniform. The long-term, even after the establishment of the protectorate, passed traffic of this nobleman as a former Czech reserve-offi ornament with the former Czech defence minister M a c h n ik also proved that with the German-tumsannouncement in the attitude of the noblemen nothing changed itself and this leading Czech circles also knew enough. In this context, it is even mentioned that in some cases the nobility only professed to be German in order to preserve its own property and to protect that of the Czechs. A stark example in this respect is also Prince H a n a u in Horschowitz, in which the Czech population, which was in the area itself hostile to Germany, noted with satisfaction that "their prince" was born the same and, with the exception of the Deütschtumsberichtung, did not enter into any closer relations with the local German. Although 69152