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23 - 0 This is how Dr. Benesch saw the empire. And when he had to realize that he could no longer reach agreement with Germany, Dr. Benesch was driven more and more into the arms of Soviet Russia, win fimblike even with regard to the bad relationship between Czechoslovakia and Poland (and also the personal relationship between Benesch and Polish politics). In France it was a pleasure to see, Moscow was also happy about it, and so Dr. Benesch at home secured the full support of the Communist Party for his aspirations and goals. Almost until the last moment, the Czech people thought with no breath of the possibility of war. Only a few years before the outbreak of war it seemed that there could be a war in Europe. When and where a war could break out, no one knew. The Czech people did not want a war. It was the wish of the people to maintain peace. The best proof of this is that even in the occupation of the Sudeten the people kept complete discipline. I have an interesting memory of Benesch from the year l933. I asked him then why he did not want to conclude any closer Polish and military treaties with Poland.At that time Dr. Benesch answered me that after his production in Europe the first war around the Polish corridor will burn out.And he grimdetex said that in the Czech oslovakia 11 For this reason, Dr. Benesch only wanted to have an "eternal friendship" with Poland. At that time he showedexsiekxxdaxxerxriehtig correctly prophesied, as he later showed. However, he imagined the matter differently. Dr. Benesch was informed in my opinion about the Soviet rearmament. According to the news, which came from various places, the Soviets had designed an armament program up to the year Ig42. They were supposed to have expressed themselves there, they wanted and would maintain peace, - in 1942 however, they would be completely finished xetm and prepared for everything. Their politics was infinitely mysterious. As far as the military leadership of the Soviet Czechoslovak military had allowed to see into their mysterious "Aüstungsküche" - the Czech officers returned directly "studded"