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59a - - 2 00725 1 judges that Dr. Hácha's state of health should not be regarded as so bad and that he claims that there is no danger. Bienert then told me with visible joy that he succeeded in appointing another section chief and some ministerial councillors in the interior ministry. In the interior Ministry all section chiefs are Czechs. In this context, Bienert said: "I am told that I am with the Germans, and that I can achieve everything with them. I am not with any German, but I honestly fulfil my obligations in my place!" As far as traffic with the German masters of the ministry is concerned, the minister said that this actually succeeds very correctly. Then he again praised the appearance and action of the Presidential Chief and his deputy. In general, the Minister looks confidently at the internal conditions of the Protectorate. He evaluated the text of the telegram sent by the Minister of State K.H.Frank to the Führer, in which he not only mentioned the Czech people, but gave a solemn assurance for them. "Note not," he said, "the Germans put every single word on the wagon. I am convinced that these words too have been weighed up; the heavier they weigh, as this has happened. I am at all satisfied with the whole internal development, but I fear only one thing that will not happen again!" In this context, the Minister indicated by a meaningful suggestion that he had official reports on the activities of parachute agents and guerrillas in some mountain areas. Allegedly, however, Czechs, who were even terrorized by them (at night), have reported to the gendarmerie, and this is the main thing. As far as military matters are concerned, the minister once again said that in no case could there be any mention of a final victory of the Bolsheviks. The Minister judges that they will hardly move forward. In the matter of the invasion, the Minister said that he constantly does not believe in the implementation of it. However, he judges that we are facing really decisive events, but that it is impossible to prophesy anything. He said literally: "For me, the internationalization is a matter of