STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 2755, sig. 109-14/58 (poškozeno) Page 21 · 21 of 115
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2755, sig. 109-14/58 (damaged)
English Translation
14a briefcases stated that the briefcase, which he had seen before the assassination at L G a b ě ik in the apartment of the married couple S v a t o š in Prague I, Melansrich No. l5, had a worn-out spot below the lock. This spot had been blurred by G ab č i k with brown shoe reme. In fact, this briefcase was recognized immediately. The briefcase was found at the scene after the assassination. Č u r d a stated that G a b č i k was wearing a machine gun in this briefcase a few days before the attack. Furthermore, the briefcase contained fresh grass at that time. The examination of the briefcase during the criminal-technical institute of the security police in Berlin showed that the brief case had been used for transporting grass and clover; the report reads that the last owner of the bag probably had rabbit food in the bag. - The statement of the Č u r d a gave the impression that daşs č u rd a . The fact that the use of the bag for the transport of grass by the K.T.d. was known only to a narrow-minded official group - but not to the public - ought to know more about the attack and the group of perpetrators. As the 2nd assassin he called a Jan K u b i š, whom he calls a friend of the G a b ě i k. He also claimed that the person statements published by the Prague State Police Department correspond to the person descriptions of these two persons. On the question of the motive of his appearance at the Prague state police department, he declared that he had the news of the shooting to the press ./.