STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2343, sig. 109-11/145

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14a - 8 - and other political events took place, such as Holland and Romania. Therefore, there is an urgent suspicion that M i z e r a had maintained links with refugees from Czechs abroad in its well-known hostility to the Reich. - The Böhmisch-Mährische Maschinenfabrik is a first-degree political source of unrest. Two days after the arrest of the above-mentioned persons, a fire of damage broke out in the factory, in which important military material was destroyed. It does not seem at all impossible that an ovation for the arrested persons can be seen here on the part of the hostile workers. With the AST Prague and the arms inspection Prague as well as with the absolutely reliable defence officer except Sc h l a i c h, the intended celebrations have been discussed in detail before. At the same time, the defense officers did not leave any doubt that the mentioned 6 persons must be described as the spiritual core of the anti-rich activity in the work. The AST Prague also considered it absolutely necessary to finally create order at the Böhm.Machinenfabriken. Kapi-tän zur See H a b e d a n c k, industrial officer of the High Command of the Wehrmacht, wrote to the Arms Inspection Prague, XIX, Theodor Körner Str. 2 the following: 34174 "Following my report of 19.d.M. I would like to present a report drawn up by the BMM, which complements the statement by the Director-General on 19 March.