English Translation

% Gentlemen, on behalf of the Lord Reichsprotektor, I have asked you to accept the following official statement: The German Reich is in an exceptionally heavy and bloody war, which is fought by the whole of the nation under all forces. The kingdom and the peoples that belong to it are under martial law. The state of war is an exceptional state. Exceptional conditions require exceptional means to guide and carry out them. All forces of the nation are totally mobile to defeat the last opponent in the shortest time possible and to bring about the final victory. We are faced with decisive events, to whose design all forces must be used. The victory of arms will be brought by our glorious army, the home-freak - these are all civilian forces in the new great empire - without distinction of the nation - has without hesitation yours to contribute to the victory. Whoever fails or refuses to engage in it will be struck by full punishment according to martial law. This also applies to people or circles who work to the detriment of the general public for their personal interests and sabotage regulations for the benefit of the public. You are aware, gentlemen, that the food situation in the Protectorate is very serious. The causes of the tense nutritional situation are: 1. the poor harvest in the protectorate in 194o, 2. the livestock population in the Protectorate is not sufficient for its own needs and the non-existence of appreciable reserves in the protectorate. - 2 -