English Translation

- 3 - Reception. From this rejection, the improbable course of the receiving formalities had arisen compulsorily. In particular, it would have been particularly unpleasant for the Reichsprotektor and Mrs. Frick to appear as host only at the exact reception date (l6.30 a.m.), although it had previously been expressly agreed that Minister of State Frank should arrive as the last guest about l6.35 a. m., i.e. by then about 200 guests had to be introduced by me to the Reich's protector. It would have been obvious in my opinion that the Reichsprotektor and Mrs. Frick would have arrived in the reception room at about 16.00 o'clock. I myself would have had to be there on time. I would have sent Lieutenant colonel Radtke to the home of the Reich Protector about 6.20 a.m. with the urgent request, the Reichsprotector and Mrs. Frick would like to come down immediately to the reception of the guests. In reply to Mrs.Frick, Radt Ke told me that it was still lo minutes. I then had to arrange 40 guests who had already arrived in the meantime, without actually having the authority, in the name of the Reichsprotektor, happy and laboriously for the subsequent performance. The Reichsprotector and Mrs. Frick came selbşt, in the painful situation of sneaking through the guests in the reception room through the/pts of the wardrobe, which has been partially unfavorably noted by the guests. Of course, the responsibility for these organizational errors would not be transferred by the visitors to the Reichsprotected and Mrs Frick but to me. But I would not have the intention to let my reputation - as a good organiser of such events - be put at risk such events which lie outside my sphere of influence. Mrs Frick objected that she could or should have been told this before, that the guests in Prague arrived so early, and so on. I replied that I would have told Lieutenant Colonel Radtke all the relevant things in advance, 4