THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1583, sig. 109-4/1337

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28 - 28 - without having had the opportunity to comment on the allegations made against them and the material in question; such an incisive decision, which destroys the concerns morally and economically, was taken without which they would have been heard at all. Therefore, the members of the Colloredo Mannafeld family raised ideas against the order for confiscation at the secret state police and asked for verification against them to recover Keßnahueu. They addressed the same request to the Minister of the Interior. When it comes to the perseverance of the remaining members of the Colloredo Kannsfeld family affected by the rinsing, only Count Weikard Colloredomo Manmefeld took part in the so-called Benes Declaration of the Bohemian Adkeel at the age of more than 20 years. He was absolutely inexperienced, could not grasp meaning and scope in any way and cut off the action, because he believed it ssi in the interest of the large ground residence moderate. He acted only for his person, not a representative of the family, obne Ziuverwörter with his father and without canatnis of his Brlder. The Brüdor and his father were also not involved in the Benes rally in any veise. They have also not plitically ever objected, especially not in anti-German or anti-retirement sense. The veteran Hieronyaus Colloredo Manmsfeld was appointed by more than Zo years of Starreichischer Harine-Offitier and was appointed in l9ll sun Narine-Attachè at the Austrian Botscheit in Berlin. As such, he was the representative and liaison officer of the Austrian/Hungarian liarinekommaados at the German Reichsmarineamt in the admiral staff of the Rz Rkeine zuu for the purpose of close cooperation between the two committed fiots during the years of the advance break of the Weitiriege and during the whole duration of it.