STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2755, sig. 109-14/58 (damaged)

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34 and in addition dex trust of the German authorities also gained the trust of many Czechs and in him the future leader of the Czech people should be seen. Nochisei it happened that a Czech minister had campaigned in such a way for his 'olk; if the Czech ministers had not believed Moravec it would have been much worse., OLB Jitschin reports that Minister Moravec is often no longer regarded as a traitor, but is recognized as a Manņ who tries to bring the Czech people closer to Germany. Czechs in the OLBvIglau, who had apparently still secretly believed in Benesch, said that this was a very stupid trick by Benesch; he had done enormous damage to the Czech people. Nothing had been achieved. The opposite of the expectations of Benesch had occurred. The fact that Benesch no longer enjoys the old reputation of the Czechs is evident from statements made, for example, in the OLB Klattau after the broadcast of the Prague session of the National Council. Thus, one could hear in Neugedein, pol.Bez.Taus, the disappointing remark: *This is nothing new; we have already given up Benesch anyway long ago". In Nepomuk, it is said that it is not only Benesch, but also Stransky, Masaryk and other emigrants who should have been expelled from the Czech people. The transmission was expected with great interest. In Neugedein (OLB Klattau), when the news of the meeting of the National Council became known, Czechs left the street to listen to the news at home. In Prague it was noticeable that during the broadcast of the session the otherwise very busy Wenceslas Square had only a very low frequency. After the transfer was completed, there was a general disappointment. Thus, it was pointed out by the German and Czech sides that in the National Council, as opposed to 8