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

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30 - 3 - He must attribute this to Krejêi's influence. Personally, he is not touched by this, since he, as an official, considers that it is his duty to serve. His task is to maintain order and calm everywhere and to warn against inconsiderations. However, he reckons that the members of the government will try to engage him in interventions. In this regard, he had made them understand that this had to be eliminated because there was no time to do so today. the view that Krejêi had not properly exercised it, because he (B.) still had to correct various interventions and "personal things" with which acquaintances Krejîis or people recommended to him had turned to his secretariat. There would be enough work to bring the necessary rest into the functions of the chairman of the government. In the secretariat, he had already been able to balance the needs of this firm with the requirements of the chairman of the government. He had observed that Dr. H o f m a n was a very perceptive official on whom one could rely; he was also relying on Dr. V o r e l. 8.) With regard to the appointment of N e b e s ký s as chairman of the Bohemian-Mährisches Verband für Rüben und Zucker, B. said that this would have been tactically correct. Nebesky was a very decent person. Although he was constantly ghosted by his "protective state" in his head, this was at least some thought within the framework of the Reich and better than none at all. 9.) In connection with statements concerning the arrest of officials of the Ministry of the Interior, B.an said that he had spoken about this with the General Commander of the Non-Uniformed Protectorate Police, who had authorised him to inform the relatives of the detainees in the event of interventions that they would be judged by court. He had already behaved and made himself known that any intervention would be in vain. lo.) On the question of the 'decommissioning of Questionnaire breweries', B. said that there would be an immediate 'arbitration' for the recruitment of - 4 - 0032S