THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 740, sig. 110-5/29

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2 - 3 _- Retaliatory weapon. Fake badges of praise were also discarded. Two people from the Tepl district who had attempted to redeem these food stamps were sentenced to prison sentences in a trial before the special court at the Landgericht in Eger. According to the experiences made in the district of Mies on the Reichsbahn line Stutt-gart-Prag, the references to the provisions on crossing the border after the Protectorate have not yet led to any success. Time and again travellers are found without a pass. Although Reichsbahn staff had free tickets of the Reichs Railway for the holiday trip to the Protectorate, but also no pass-through tickets. It is repeatedly stated by the travellers, cssti they were told by their home police authorities that identification cards or holiday tickets were sufficient border crossing visas. In many cases the travellers had to return. 5.) Czech People's Group. Despite all the restraint that the Czechs continue to exert, it is clear that they are following the development of the war with increasing enthusiasm. According to a district councillor, on the basis of the news about Benesh's activity, two groups were formed; one that hoped for the defeat of the empire and the restoration of Czechoslovakia with the Hiife of Bolshevism, and the other part, which was also set up against Germany, but does not want to know about communism, the discipline of the Czechs who had been law-abiding to work in the administrative district has improved in recent times. They behave calmly, are diligent and return on time from vacation. In the metalworks in Holleian they praise the work of the Czechs. About the effects of the border security regulation the Landrat of Mies comments: "That the Czech can not buy a reason in the Reich area is finally understandable to them. However, the fact that they are not allowed to retain a family property which has already been in their possession for decades makes them stutzig. They point out that even in the case of loyal behaviour they cannot expect to keep their property. I am of the opinion that this practice must at present have a detrimental effect on performance and attitudes. The Czech question will find a general solution after the end of the war. The same will also extend to the ownership ratios. It could therefore, in my opinion, be removed from this needlestick policy for the Czechs, against whom there is nothing else, and who very often fulfil their duty to work conscientiously in defence companies. I ask that this question be raised in a higher place and that a decision be taken." The Land Council in Podersan reports on the acquisition of Czech property in trust management: "An auesptache with the office of the Roich Commissioner for the Pestification of German Folkes- ty in Fulnek appears unresolved: rdig, so that it will finally be clear whether the takeover of Czech estates in trust administration is to continue or not, according to the experience gained so far. I'm keeping the other