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

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29 - 15 - S c h a o r a n z to have sent this message to me, as has happened. I have understood that S c m o r o r n z wants to bring to my attention the authorities which do not agree with the facts. I have considered this tooar as a threat to the S e h m o r a n z, but I did not assume that the ex ceptional activity of S e o r o r n z can be sufficient to cause damage to me in my reputation or, for example, to my celebration. Professor W e n i g is personally known to me for years / well known. He often came to me, just like the primator K l a p k a. However, I deny having used him as a liaison man. I also deny that I once told him that I had received a message from 0 s u s k y in Paris or from M a - s a r y k in London. I was aware of either himself or V e n i g that K la p k was acting legally somehow. I believe that Kl a p k a has told me himself that he has the delicacy to financially support the survivors of the men arrested by the State police, but it is also possible that this was told to me. As far as V e n g has made other statements in this regard, I claim that he is lying. On a number of occasions, I deny that I have known from W e n i g or from K 1 a p k a or from other persons that K 1a p ka finances the transports of officers and persons going abroad to the Czech Legion. I leave open the possibility that i l a p k a or We n i g also told me, that K l a P k a supports the survivors of the Carinthians who went to the Czech Legion financially. Precisely in this respect, I want to fix nick, because I can not definitely remember it. I admit that, on a case-by-case basis, I and Kl a p k a exchanged illegal messages by means of the W e n i g. For example, I had the K 1 a pk a notified by W e r i g that the later-arranged Kinister of the price authority N e d a s was present with German authorities in charge material. I had officially learned this fact from the Reicheprotector personally. Ih then had the N e d a s and also the Minister F e r - a b e n d come to me and two corresponding proposals.