STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 429, sig. 109-4/174

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This behaviour of the E l i a š is also avoided by some ministers, e.g. J e z e k , to me have been branded." Reply E l i a š: "To the above mentioned Prague, why the above-mentioned three persons, although they did not need to inform me of their illegal activity, came to me repeatedly and reported to me continuously, I now want to give more an answer. I believe that they were looking for a prominent witness for their work." Question: "When what events occurred, the above-mentioned three men needed a test for their illegal activities directed against the empire?" Answer: "After the war". Prage: "What state political situation had to occur after the war in the Bohemian-Mauritian region?" Answer: "Ask the three men." Another question: "So what state political state situation would have to occur in the Czech-Marian region after the War?" POE answer: "In order to justify the actions of the three people, Germany had to lose the war. The three men wanted to help them to achieve this goal. I myself have promoted this goal through my tolerance. I must now admit that Kl a p k a, with his above-mentioned remarks about noe person, has said the right thing. I must admit that I have indeed played a double game by saying 'yes' to both the aims of the German side and the objectives of the illegal Czech side.