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Dr. Berts Prag, 30 May 1943. MJ0S Bok. 14 3{0}- 8377 7. JUN. 1943 Büco dos Staaisfekretlirs at 1.1815<1m283 bo Feidhspcotektoe ILM in Bulin n und Mäven. Eing 31.MAI 1943 D Mr. BaSozn Staatssekr The Bofollshaber of the security pele Ciied ate yn ter Beee li. of SD in Prog TS 3. VI. 1943 Subject: My trip to Zlin. B No. 1140/43. SPU 1/086 Yesterday, as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Bata A.G., I attended the funeral of Hlavnička, an unfortunate member of the Executive Board. Minister Hruby was also present, but not as representative of the protectorate government, but only as a personal close friend of the deceased. The Slovak Government, as an official representative, had sent the Minister for Transport and Public Works, Mr. St a n o. He had appeared in an oversized Mayhach motor vehicle. His participation in the funeral was justified by the fact that the Slovak government wanted to express by sending him the extraordinary value assessment of Slovakia for the Bata Group and its achievements (the Slovak Bata Company covers the footwear needs of Slovakia to 90 percent). In addition, Slovakia was the former (l920 - 1922) Minister for Slovakia in the Czechoslovak Government M i u r a , current President of the Supreme Court of Slovakia and extraordinary 2 B.d.p.8703 Ch/0-21X2