STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 643, sig. 109-4/391

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116 - 17 - Sudetengebiet. In the large armaments plants like Skoda the Czech workers were replaced by German. The colonization and resettlement of the Germans from abroad makes the penetration of the whole Czech regions possible. In Prague, a large number of hotels are occupied by German pamilies, which definitely settle in protectorate. Officers of the occupying army are encouraged to let their families come here from the empire, the Germanization of the autonomous administration was carried out immediately at the beginning of hostilities. In the education system, it is clear that numerous Czech visions have been closed. In those who remain, the German language has been declared mandatory. Just as many lessons are held in German as in Czech, all these Germanization measures in spite of the fact that the Tachechen do not lose either the lut or the resistance. Since the beginning of the hostilities, the boycott of the Germans has been increasingly and more and more spontaneous manifestations are becoming more numerous, despite the Delretes of the government, which forbids the wearing of the technical colours, all Czech citizens have created Kokarden with egrikolore after the Künchen assassination. 6ooo pereons were stopped on that day and inscribed on a suspect list, Goo of them dragged to the concentration camp. Despite the protests against England organized by the Germans, the techeches are convinced that the Munich explosion vóh the destapo was accomplished, who incited the German people against England, thousands of flight tickets were distributed in this regard throughout Prague and distributed in the form of brochures entitled "Christmas gifts" or "Eauft Philipps Rundfunkgeräite", which contained the speeches Chamberlains, Daladiers and Beneßs. According to confidential reports by the Prague police, bodies of Ss people have been recovered from Moldova since September. Hellanmeldung, Havas from Belgrade: The Protectorate has decided to introduce life cards also for strangers who are temporarily staying in Bohemia and Moravia, The free sale of sedans, bread in restaurants and other consumer products has been stopped. The majority of the vents are only open for a few hours, although people have been standing Sohlange since the first hours of the morning.