STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 682, sig. 109-4/430 Page 13 · 13 of 15
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 682, sig. 109-4/430
English Translation
What would have happened in the event of war, be clear to anyone who knows the battlefields of this war. Unlike the English and French in this world war, he, the leader, did not obtain any blood sacrifice from the Czechs, but merely demanded that they behave loyally towards the kingdom and work for the kingdom. This demand was a very cheap one, considering that Germany and its allies have been waging a war for the reorganization of Europe for three years now with great blood sacrifices. What would have become aús of the Czechs and, above all, of their intelligence if Asia had come over Europe, is without doubt for the one who had seen the Russian authorities with his own eyes since the beginning of the campaign against Soviet Russia. Heydrich in the middle of Prague on the bright day clearly shows that the behaviour of the Czech people was not the one demanded by Germany as a matter of course. Hácha and his government will be told one last time at this hour that Germany does not think of continuing to tolerate the ambivalent behaviour of the Czechs towards the Reich. Either the Czech people in their entirety now take a complete turn away from their previous attitude and immediately remove all anti-rich elements, or they have to leave the space which they have regarded as their home for the last few years. He would be sorry for the Czechs if it came to this; but he would not shy away from carrying out this most difficult measure even during the war, if the Czech people did not finally show insight. His, the leader, was the task of making peace and order in Europe for all time. The main reason for this was that the Czech question was now finally settled in one or the other direction. It should not be believed that Germany could settle down the Czechs -3 - Praha