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Excerpt_Abbreviation. 09 Group Strictly Confidential! Cultural Political Affairs For personal use only Broadcasting and Helldienst. On our own responsibility to ver- a /8 353 c, RStGB/ Nachrichten vom 23. Jul1 1940. SENDER IONDON /Czech/: We give the genzen Welt and above all our dear compatriots a very important message: Since mid-April, Dr. Benes with the English Foreign Minister for the diplomatic and political clarification of the Czechoslovak representation in London in negotiations. Now these negotiations have finally come to a conclusion n. In a letter Halifax on 20 July 40 Dr. Beneß stated that the British government recognized the Czecho-Slovak government both diplomatically and politically as the sole representative of Czechoslovakia. Dr. Beneš was the president of the government at the epitze. Srámek appointed Prime Minister and also appointed all the following ministers from the ranks of Czech and Slovak personalities abroad: Prime Minister Dr. Šrámęk, Minister of the Interior Dr. Slavik the Cutrata Foreign Minister: Jan Nasaryk, Secretary of Defense Ingr Social Affairs Petschko To Minister of State L. Afternoon, Nečas, Ripka,Viest,Osusky. In the letter Beneš to Šrámek it is further stated that this government is preparing a new republic, a republic in the spirit of Lasaryk. I believe that we will all faithfully and bravely resolve our tasks. Ünsere main task will be to organize the army and solve the social questions of the refugees and the issues connected with the war. In addition, a Slovak, who is on the journey to London, was appointed minister, a ministerial post remains reserved to a representative of Slovak Catholics. The parliament and the Senate will prepare Rudolf Bechyne. His task will be to capture all available parliamentarians. The main task on the day of liberation, however, will fall to you in your homeland. İhr, who are most exposed to the Nazi subjugation, will be able to determine for themselves. Government is another step towards our victory, our flag blows again in many countries of the Frde, draws further lut from this very pleasant and important message. "Long live the ČsR". Then the anthem and an old Czech folk song were played.