English Translation

02 the area of the most current political significance. Under no circumstances could this interest be disturbed or endangered by an influence on the form and content of the Czech broadcasts. Nor should I believe that the Czech programmes suffer damage under any conflict of interest: Federal Foreign Office - Reichspropagandaministerium. As far as the transmission of the Czech programme text is concerned, I would be afraid that this would lead to a right to determine the form and content of the programme itself, and that the matter would be of so great political importance that it would have to be presented to the Minister of State and thus be subject to his exclusive decision. Köster replied that, in the present case, the Federal Foreign Office did not intend to establish any new responsibilities nor to draw upon the design of the broadcasts. He (the Federal Foreign Ministry) would only have to be kept up to date on what came out of Czech programmes. Regardless of this, the German Ministry of State would welcome it if the Federal Foreign Office gave suggestions for the design of the broadcasts out of the abundance of its material. Furthermore, the (Köster) Thürmer had promised him the sending of the text of the programmes. Thürmer had refused to grant the programmes, since he had enough resources himself. Köster then mentioned that there was a desire to send Croatian sen- tices to the United States instead of the Semlin station from Podiebrad. Thürmer had promised him this as possible. Köster also mentioned that the Federal Foreign Office was planning a so-called European guest hour. In the course of this guest session, Czech music and Czech music should also be spoken.