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These rumors are not to be prevented and a consequence of his popularity. However, they are fed extensively by the former government chairman Dr.K r e j ê i, because he claimed that he was not a politician. On another occasion, B. mentioned just if Krejêi had "a rage on him" and spread various rumors about him. Dr. H o f m a n n had presented him with a number of anonymous letters, some of which had been very common and others had been considered relevant again. B. It was clear that he was very angry with these letters and that he had never received such a mean letter in his life; but he was never concerned about fopularity: he had also known that some pen writers had been intimidated. 4.) B. said about the reason for his vocation, he did not know how it came about. Everything had happened very quickly. 5.) During the discussion with Ká l a l, he expressed the opinion that it would be appropriate to reorganise the government and thereby eliminate "ugly figures", such as Minister Mor a v e c, on which the people had no confidence at all. B. replied that it will come to this point in a short time. 6.) With regard to cooperation with the other Member States, B. said that he felt that he was isolated as chairman of the government. Krejêi had understood how to deal with everyone and had all on his side. At the same time, he noted that some members of the government had been surprised by this, e.g. ministers Hr u bý and Kam e n i c ký; they had also discussed their further behaviour towards him. However, in the course of a few days this unpleasant situation had been bridged. Apart from Minister K a l f u s, no member of the government would have contacted him so far, although in the past, when he was still Minister of the Interior, they would have done so many times. valtra 00753 3