STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1653, sig. 109-4/1408

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N - 2 - 18.10.39 Pronunciation on the German-Czech question in the Bohemian-Moravian region. Presentations by Prof. Dr. Weizsäcker on the historical development and Prof.Dr. Bezecny on the psychology of the Czech people. After that lively discussions on the current situation. (In addition to the close collaborators of the NSD.-Lecturers' Association, all lecturers from the Old Kingdom were appointed to Prague.) 25.10.39 Lecture Doz.Dr. Weinelt: Volkstumspolitikische Fragen des Böhmisch-Märischen Raumes. 1.1l.39 Lecture Prof. Dr. Zatschek: Das Universitätsar- chiv und sein Bedeutung. 15.1l. 39 Lecture Dot.Drs.Wunderlich: Prager Stadtplanun- gen and their political significance. 22.ll.39 Lecture Prof. Dr. Flegler: Personal impressions from China (country and people, the political meaning of the Chinese-Japanese conflict). 6.12.39 Lecture Professor Dr. Hamperl:Personal impressions and experiences from the Soviet Union. 24. 1.40 Lecture Doz.Dr.Schinnerer: Personal Impressions and Experiences from England. 7. 2.40 Pronunciation. 21. 2.40 Debate on the German-Czech question in the Bohemian-Mauritian region. Report by Prof. Dr. Weizsäcker on the historical development and by Professor Dr. Bezeeny on the political situation in the last two years. Further report by Profs. Flegler about the impressions of the teachers who had been transferred from the Old Kingdom here and finally the circle leader about the present political situation. At the beginning of the 2nd trimester l940 Doż. Dr. Trunz took over the management of the general working group. After the transfer into new rooms an extension of the working group was possible. Since then, the general working group has comprised about 60 employees and is also intended to be open to other interested comrades. The general working party is intended to bring together the representatives of the various disciplines and to make them familiar with the methods and objectives of their research.