STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43 Page 308 · 308 of 329
THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43
English Translation
199 -4 - Neurath wanted to show that he was right and not me. If Neurath claims that I am anti-German, I declare that I was always against a gangster Germany, but I never had anything against decent Germans. Years ago, when Europe left us, your president saved you from a war and no leader and no Neurath. At that time, I rejected the early war and preferred to wait for the right time that has now come to fight Germany with the united friends. The vulture of the murdered King Alexander is also fighting with us. Should the Germans occupy the whole of Europe, you will not be intimidated The end of Nazi rule will be a terrible tragedy. In the year l938 we did not go to war, out of consideration for the rest of Europe, but we did no longer lose our national stole. We are now fighting here, and Jhr is fighting with other weapons in the Reimat. Munich and what was to be done on it will not be a tragedy for us, but a test that will finally lead us to a certain victory. M o s ka u - Czech. The deputy of the foreign commissioner, Wischinekij, let the Hungarian minister know that the Soviet Union did not agree with the behaviour of Hungary. It would not be right for Hungary to make any interventions in Yugoslavian territory guilty after it had only concluded a powdery agreement with Yugoslavian cattle in 4 months. In any event, he would present the matter to his government. On 13 April, a neutrality pact was concluded between Foreign Commissioner Molotov and Japanese Foreign Minister Matsuoka in the presence of Stalin and the Japanese ambassador in Moscow, under the following conditions: 1. Both contracting parties undertake to maintain professional and friendly relations with each other and to respect the territorial integrity and independence of the other partner. 2. If one of the contracting parties becomes the object of acts of war or of several other states, the other contracting party will maintain strict neutrality for the duration of the conflict. 4454 3. The Treaty enters into force with the date of ratification. The Treaty is valid for 5 years. If none of the contract-concluding pages I year before the end of dex Friöt announces the contract, it will automatically be suspended for a further 5 years. 4. The ratification should take place in as short a time as possible. The exchange of the instruments of ratification will be carried out in Tokyo. The Soviet Union recognizes the territorial integrity of Manshukuo and Japan commits itself to respect the rights of the Mongolian People's Republic.