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55 A u f z e i c h n u n g . No. Rpr. 1488 / 40. Section head Popelka visited me on behalf of the President and asked how the President of the Republic and the Government should behave on the day of Masaryk's death ( Saturday, 14 September ). Last year, the President of the Republic had laid down a wreath and had then visited the grave in Lána in person for a short time; the government had not laid down the wrench, had for its part prohibited all demonstrations and allowed only the never-ending of flowers by individuals without inscriptions on monuments and at the grave; all press articles were subject to censorship, had been allowed only a short cultural appreciation. Prag, 9 September 1940. 1.) Has been present to the Reich Protector. 2.) The Reich Protector has asked me to inform Mr. Popelka that he has no concerns about the fact that President St. S. FB