English Translation

Fa 2 haber has been designated according to press news the Czech General Ingr. In the "Oberkomnando" is also the former Gene alinspektor of the Slovak army General Viest. The leadership including the non-commissioned corps and de Marnschaften of the army to be established will consist finally of Czechs and Slovaks. As is well known, the recruitment of the Polish Army Association, which I have reported on in other contexts, is carried out under the co-operation of the French authorities. However, the Czech Army Association is openly based solely on Freiwil ligen advertising. At the beginning of October, the French press wanted to know that already lo.ooo volunteers registered h tter and Soo were ready for flight to France. It is obvious that these numbers belong to the area of the PY - tasie. Inmerhin the press occasionally reports that volunteer sports are opposed to the Czech training camp. Thus, at the end of October, a message went through the newspapers that "a third contingent of Czechoslovak soldiers aged between 1 8 and 4 years from the Paris area" was at risk. In this connection, it should be noted that a Czech Comité was formed at the French Red Cross. On October 7th, Mr Benesc, coming from London, arrived for an e*va three-week stay in Paris and descended at the Hotel Crillon at Place de la Concorde. In his (accompanied were the mentioned General Viest and as financial expert a Mr Qutrata. On this occasion, the French press called Mr Benesch "the President of the Czechoslovak Government". It is clear from this that Mr Benesh should have been brought to Paris with high expectations. The fact that the formation of a Czechoslovak sham government, which he doubtless had won and operated, has then become nothing, should be partly attributed to the Cuertreibereien of the Czechoslowak envoy Osusky, who, as it is well known, has come to Munich in a sharp conflict with Benesch. In the absence of a fruitful activity, Benesch, during his estate in Paris, had to respond to a number of propagandist statements to the 64892 - 3 -