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5 - 24) "Russian Historical Archive abroad", Prague IV, Toskansky palac. Before l939 the archive had been subordinated to the Ministry of the Interior, from l.January l9z9 it is subject to the mini-stairy of the outside. There are many interesting notes, memories and documents acquired by Russians. The management of the archive (with the exception of 3 or 4 persons) is in the hands of social revolutionaries and left-wing people who have found a job there. Salaries were good, the service easy. It is necessary to carry out a cleansing action there and to drive away the spirit of the left. The money was made available to the archive by the Ministry of the Interior, as the archive at the time of Benesh supported the social revolutionaries and all those on the left. 25) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs had also established a Don, Ukraine and Belarus archive. The aim of the establishment of such independent and Russian separate archives was to spread the separatist idea and the idea of the dismemberment of Russia. Today, Colonel Kowalev, who of course is not a separateist, is at the head of the Don Archive, but a nationalist, while the Don Archives itself is subordinated to the Russian Archive. 26) "Verein Russischer Künstler in Prag", chairman - Baratov, the association has about 30 members and is without any political direction. The organization is a purely professional organization (material assistance). The statute is confirmed. 27) "Society of the Gégen side assistance of Russian women" (Russian home work) approx. 4O members, address : Prague II, Myslikova ul c. 6, "Rusky domov" (Russian Home). Formerly the Countess Panin, who has now gone to America, had the management of the social prison, who now represents it I do not know. - 28) "Don" (Don.- nepoliticicky kulturene-podpurny kozacky spolek), chairman - Cossack captain Solotarew, the statute is confirmed. 29) "Russian Society of Friends of the Russian Home", Chairman - Ing. Myagkoff, the statute is confirmed. The society is here, it has been established to support the "Russian Home", which was previously received money from the government and especially from America. I don't know how many members the society has, because it was founded only a short time ago. In the "Russian Home there is a library and a cheap lunch table; the youth goes there to read and do the schoolwork, there it is and at home you can save coals.