English Translation

0 p i s. 1()3 Štěchovickýbarchiv č. I1/4/40-11912-11913. Talks with the homeland. "The tragic fate of the village of Lidice has caused the world. Cordell Hull made an official statement in this regard, as did the naval minister Knox. The Czechoslovak government instigated the world over all the details of this monstrous crime, and took all the steps it deemed necessary to punish the guilty immediately after the end of the war. This morning the Czechoslovakian government held a meeting under the chairmanship of President Benesh. Monisgnore Dr. Schramek and the Minister of Justice Stránský. The government unanimously adopted all proposals. They heard the reception of the speech of Monsignor Dr. Jan Schramec: "When Heydrich succumbed to his wounds in Prague after his bloodthirsty deeds, the population experienced a new wave of terror initiated by Hitler, Himmler, Daluege and Frank. 38z victims were already murdered as revenge for Hydrich. Whole families were exterminated with wife and child. They tried in vain to break the Czech people and their heroism with such terror. But the black crime of Lidice has no example in history, you have destroyed this village to the ground. In Lidiee near Kladno all the men were shot, all the women were sent to concentration camps and the children were taken to Nazi camps. The whole village was razed to the ground. The German murderers were no longer enough to deport several families, but they had to destroy an entire village. With the moral consent of the whole world, we will punish these crimes. All crimes committed on Czechoslovak soil or against Czechoslovakia will be strictly punished. Personally responsible for these crimes are l. Adolf Hitler and his government members. 2. All leaders of the German government administration and the Nazi party.