English Translation

33 - 6 - further stated to the letter that the NOF would remain as a liqui- nating central office until the President's reply was received. The letter signed by the head of the NOF, Břečka, and the secretary-general, Choc, said that this measure was intended as a protest against the machinations of Minister Moravec. In politically interested circles it was assumed that this decision of the central management of the NoF had taken place an eyewitness and only for the outer camouflage, since the organizational activity was continued, the General Secretariat in Prague worked and Gajda stayed in Prague for political meetings in the last days. About the "social help" and its leader Chalupa the wildest rumors are being spread among the Czech population. Thus it was told about the Christmas celebration carried out by the "social assistance" in the Lucerna Hall in Prague that it cost a total of K 1,100,000, but the value of the gifts was only K 500,000 and the expenses of the event amounted to K 600,000. Furthermore, Chalupa intended 160 secretaries, 80 of them from the NG and the former "national assistance", 4O People from the former trade par ticipation to whom he belonged, and 40 from the trade unions, etc. Even from circles of "social assistance" voices are being voiced, which point out that the Chechens show little understanding for this new institution, because they are still accustomed to a subsidy system from earlier years and support needs less than a support system. Seeing the State's affair. To the extent that self-activist Czechs participate in this derogatory criticism of "social assistance", statements by the well-known Czech principal writer and chairman of the Czech Jour nal Association, Krychtalek, show that he is at the same time one - - 7 -