GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 711, sig. 110-4562

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Sicherheitsdienst des Reichsführers-4 Prag-Bubentsch, dem 21. März 1945 SD-Leitsabteilung Prag Sachsenweg Fernsprecher 774-44 L PA 503 Ministere Eing.: 21. MRZ. 1945 It was asked that this sign and ti subject beemeiteren Schceiben 1.) To the 0aQw00 German Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia 4-Obergruppenführer K.H. Fr a n k Prag (2 An den Commander of the Security Police and SD 4 Chief Dr. W e i n m n n 42273 Prague Betr.: Visit of the President of the Government Interior Minister B i n r t to Budweis Vorg.: Ongoing report On 18 and 19 March 1945, Minister B e n rt stayed with his son-in-law Dr. B ř i d r s k y. The planned event with Minister Bienert by the mayors and local authorities was postponed from 19.3.1945 due to the presence of the Gauleiter Eigruber to the 2nd of March 1945 in the morning. About 42o representatives of the municipalities took part in the event at the "Elektra" cinema in Budweis. The minister, the government commissioner P i s i n g e r and the district captain Dr. C h 1 u d. The speech of Bienert dealt mainly with the refugee problem. His words failed only by the quiet language and by the literal reading a considerable part of his affected effect. The majority of those present did not understand a word at all, so that the impression arose that Binert's words were hardly intended for them. His presentation gave the impression that a prescribed text had suddenly been presented to him for his speech, without which he had previously been aware of the content. After the Minister's statement, District Governor Dr. Chlud spoke. His firm and clear words formed the counterpart to Bienert's remarks. In the beginning he pointed to the so far smooth running of the St.M. I SS.