English Translation

2' - 9 - Also that part of the R, which dealt with Beneš and his letter, was strongly respected in the industrial circles and largely judged in agreement, which is probably due to the fact that for the most part these circles were not politically in the Beneš camp. Especially from the textile, leather, mill and sugar industry came agreeing effluents, which liked this public reckoning with Beneš. Some of these effusions showed that one fears, according to an ev. Beneš's return only to be able to expect the reception of revenge desires and to be prepared for the previous economic cooperation persecutions. The reading of the letter was partly sensational, even if individual voices called the letter false. In one case, the opinion was expressed that the confrontation with Beneš was too detailed and that it would be an honor for him, which he did not deserve as an opponent either. In order to round off the picture, a report on an assessment was noted, according to which the timing of the speech was not chosen favourably and the discussion of the Beneš problem allowed the conclusion that it could become current for a short or long time, which is why certain parts of the talk in certain circles had raised hope for a bald change of things rather than fear or depression.