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

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32 - 18 - R So what state political situation should occur after the war in the Bohemian-Mauritian region ? Aoao Germany had to lose the war to justify the action of the three men.These three men wanted to achieve this goal through their action. I myself have this aim ierk red r e I must now admit that Kl a p k a with his virstuous remarks about my personality has said the right thing. I must admit that I have actually driven a double game by saying "yes" to the goals of the German side as well as to the objectives of the legal Czech side. I realize today that Kl a p k a and its appendix had to be strengthened and promoted by my behaviour in his illegal work against the Reich. It is therefore also true that on the one hand I created the impression of an illegal work and on the other hand the impression that a legal work was legal and that I was right. 7 With regard to the information provided by the N e s t a v a l on the illegal activity of the B a l a b a n, I declare that I am currently unable to remember this conversation. However, the possibility exists that N e st a va 1 has had the relevant conversation about B a la b a r and its illegal activity with me. I declare, however, that I can recall it in detail. To the information of the K l a p k a I explain. It is true that I was good friends with Dr. W e n i g and that he enjoyed my full confidence. The fact that W e n i g was used as a mediator in the context of the exchange of illegal messages between me and Kl a p k a is a natural process, because W e r i g also belonged to the annex of K 1 a p c a in service terms, and also enjoyed its confidence. When K 1 a p k a claimed that I literally explained to him after a discussion: "I give you a mandate to work for our people, because we must use all means to promote our new freedom", I claim that he lied. I admit that we were talking about illegal matters at the time, but I expressly deny that the K 1 a p k a has such a mission.