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43a - 3 0 - who was the party) and sometimes also Monsiniore Dr. Stašek, for the trade party Minister Mločoch (in the function of a minister and chairman of the party), and sometimes the deputies Petarek or Chalupa. When parliamentary work was handled, the chairman of House of Representatives Malypetr and Chairman of the Senate Dr. Soukup was involved in military matters, Em (e.g. the National Defense Ministry's Budget$) were also present at the National Defence Minister Machnik and representatives of the relevant sections of the National Ministry of Defence. In the critical days of September l938, I was often invited to the conferences which President Dr. Benesch called into his offices in the castle. About 18 September, these meetings took place almost daily, sometimes twice a day. Even after the resignation of the government of Hodža on 22.9.38, these discussions were continued, as the resignations of this government were of a more informal nature. Although the general government of Syrový also met every day, tsi in the meantime either President Dr. Benesch or Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Krofta Unit e, - basically I, however, approved this government only the referred references and introduced the necessary state administrators. irch. The president called to himself until his resignation the former poli- i* tishce cabinet, which Dr. Hodža, Dr. Černý, Dr Šrámek, mmnit Dr. Franke, Ježek and Mlčoch/as well as the representatives of the political, let parties among others for the agrarian Beran, for the social democrats gs Hampl, for popular socialists Dr. Klapka, for national de- mocratic Dr. Hodáč and sometimes at the request of Dr. Šrámek Dr. Stašek -I for the People's Party. Also on the well-known night, when the envoys of France and England Dr. (The President gave the floor to the speaker) 06743