English Translation

- Sheet 2 - 6 The rapporteur's speech concluded that he had an antipathy against the setting up of the microphone. The rally conducted by the city of Strakonitz had a deer of flaws in organizational terms. On the way to Pilsen the minister complained very much that he was already "enough". He felt like a traveling preacher and not like a government chairman. He did not at all think that he had so much to do as a government president when he took over his office on 19 January 1945. He assumed that after the government declaration of 19 January 45, he would be quiet for a long time. In this context, Minister B. Again, old friends and acquaintances have left him for political reasons since taking over the presidency of the government and have no longer wanted to have anything to do with him. He feels this particularly painful. The strongly attended meeting at the Beseda House in Pilsen took a georheten course; Minister B. spoke a little better than in the rest of the cities, but for a long time not as it must be demanded of him. It could be observed that, for example, it is well known, but he does not seem to be worshiped by the people in the same way as his Preunde said. On the departure of the minister in front of the meeting place, a large number of mayors stood on the sidewalk greedily, but hardly anyone thought it right to greet the minister by hat-lifting when the motor vehicle was leaving, although Minister B. himself repeatedly drew the hat. On 23.3.45 Minister B spoke. Finally, in the Smetana Hall of the Municipal House in Prague in front of some 1200 municipal leaders. As a result of the excellent microphone system, the minister was well understood this time and it seemed that he wanted to make greater efforts in Prague than in the provincial cities. As the start of the rally was delayed as a result of the aircraft alarm, the minister was led to a waiting room with some senior Czech officials from the Ministry of the Interior and the Prague State Authority. On this occasion, the various things were discussed, such as the war situation. The German West Front was declared lost and the Eastern Front was considered to be very vulnerable.