THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43

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8.T.1P41280 - 2 - Three days ago, Mr. Moravee said that the Italians were very well aware of how difficult preparations had to be made by Italians. We reported that the British had to carry out the same preparations in much more visible circumstances, and it was shown that they also understood it much better. At 8 a.m. Mr. Emanuel Moravee says again on the Czech radio. We ask Luch, listen to him. Convince yourselves whether he can walk as well as the Italians. It speaks to you Mr. Vladislav at work, the Czech Minister of Agriculture. Vir is pleased to hear the news of your self-help for food supply here. You do quite well to sell the various goods under your hand and mur to your brothers. You thereby protect them from the German stomach and help our people, so that it remains strong and can defend itself better in the liberation against the Germans. You do not know how we are happy about this. We thank you for everything you do with the black purchase of goods against the German. It is a great advantage that I can speak to you from here without German censorship. I often think back to a year ago, when I was still with you and then had to flee, flee like someone who did something wrong. And it was painful for me to be allowed to say only what was prescribed to me by the German cenors. Some of the items were confiscated because they contained my article, which was not acceptable to Mr. Zensoren. It was terrible feelings that one could not say and see in his home country what one wanted so much. I have always been afraid to make no shame of the Czech history. Ungeg feh knows that this variety will not please the Nazis and their followers. They pointed out that they can not incarnate you all, they also know that threats book cannot intimidate. And therefore the Germans have invented a new slogan as bait: they say: by selling under the hand the aria Czech inhabitants are damaged. All of a sudden this love and care! Think of the days when German cars went into the Reich with food with our weapons and raw materials. Remember what the starving German soldiers bought and sent into the Empire. Don't let these German phrases be used! By selling under your hand, you benefit our Czech brothers and get them what the Germans would otherwise have. They only have the worry of eating with us when the Germanic bowls are not full enough. They know well that the virtuous sabotage is the strongest weapon against them. So don't let yourself be distracted from the sale under your hands. You are thereby giving support to all those who would otherwise have to starve. These words do not apply to farmers, craftsmen, merchants, but also to officials who, through their position, can cause similar things to happen, who can support these works. Believe and help each other. This is a way to manifest his mind if you otherwise have a duty of silence. You are always so sorry that you only have to endure without being able to defend yourselves. But if Eueh is not allowed to fight openly for your homeland, just as it was told us before after the Minchen Treaty, then you have an opportunity to fight. Because this is also a struggle, the supply gerilla. The Germans are afraid of it! So fight and fight in this important supply struggle.