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- 19 - 38 Dr. Němec to support him, because Dr. Nemec was a Mason. Whether it was known to Hlinka that Benesch was a high functionary of the Free Wallers, I do not know. Only the decision of Hlinkas, i.e. the Slovak People's Party, decided on the election of Dr. Benesch as the Re- ra/tmbm genten of Czechoslovakia. Under these circumstances, Prof. Dr. Němec on his candidacy. According to my generation, the election of Dr. Benesch as president of the current President of the Slovak Repbblik Dr. Tiso. o About Dr. Benesh in Moscow, however, was not known to me, xixhts got it also, I believe, to his numerous friends, (except those things about which was written in the newspapers or spoken in Parliament) . Dr. Benesch kept about this journey just as much as about his other numerous negotiations in Prais, Gěnf and sonnt where embarrassing silence. Perhaps only the officials of the former Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in particular Dr Krofta, could know some details of the Moscow negotiations. Dr Krofta never got involved in the conflicts between the individual political parties in Czechoslovakia. He was more and more professor and scientist, but I believe he was gx Dr. Benesch to an absolutely loyal official. It must be remembered that Dr. Beneech, during the entire period of the existence of Czechoslovakia, was Foreign Minister (also as President). He enjoyed the full denunciation of President T.G.Masaryk and was aware that he could never be removed from the office of foreign minister as long as Masaryk was at the head of the state. Therefore, the temporary changes in the internal political situation were of little interest. Governments discouraged - but Benesch always remained. The basis of Benesch's polity formed the federal society with France. Benesch urd the Czechoslovak envoy in Paris Dr. Osusky knew better in the inner-political French conditions than some French ministers.