STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1110, sig. 109-4/864 Page 51 · 51 of 165
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1110, sig. 109-4/864
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43a - 2 - not given. In addition there are the magnificent loop angles in the partly almost inaccessible Beskydy, the Tatra and the Carpathians, so that already all preconditions for robberies are given. Larger gangs have not occurred lately except on one or two cases. They are always about aggregations of 3 to 6 men. After all, one must also be able to defend oneself against these people, I now have to ask you as Lord of the Land of Arms Production, you would like me to acquire 2 machine guns with ammunition, as well as 2 smaller W pistols, which can be stuck in the bag, from one of your weapons factories. If you give the permit, I would send one or two men of mine to the relevant factory to pick up the weapons. I am also fine. Whether this will continue to be the case will result in further development. I do not want to pass a judgment on land, people, administration, police and politics today, that seems premature to me. I have now travelled around the district for 8 days and I have to say that it is very beautiful in almost all parts, especially in the south, but also Przemysl and the San area have their great charms. Moreover, I must say that much hard work has been done outside, which is too little spoken of, in contrast to the evil events which have often been widespread and which have given the General Government the reputation it unfortunately has, but certainly wrongly 16585. There is also a distribution of light and shadows here, and we would certainly have gone much further here and the bad incidents would not have happened if, from the outset, as in the Protectorate, the administration of the country in all relations had joined the status of the empire. It would lead too far to tell, warun that did not happen.