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

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78 -2 - that we see what the rule of a party came to lead, Many parties are certainly a mistake, but a party is an evil. When the president opened the csl, State Council, he appointed representatives of the czech in the members of this council. People who can speak freely for the people and who can fight for you to continue fighting for pike, justice and freedom. We will continue to pursue the path that the men of our history, which our legionaries went in the world war, which lasaryk and Benesch led us. We will not let ourselves be diverted from this path and will remain faithful to it, Jch would have wished that Jhr all could have been present at the meeting of the State Council, that Jyr the tears of women and the encounter of men could have seen him as President Bure's share of this path, when he spoke of how faithful Jhr also pursued this path. When I read these words again, it seems to me that they express in the best way what we feel, how much our thoughts are always in Luch Zind, And I believe that I cannot put a more beautiful gift under the Christmas tree than if I repeat these words of the President again: "Our great and infinite la kbarkeit belongs, however, to our people at home ... ... . American press agencies report that the last attack on Berlin in Germany noeh was announced later than otherwise is the case. It is clear that the attack caused very great damage. Even the foreign correspondents in Berlin cannot send their reports earlier before the official declaration is issued and then they have to pay off. It is permitted in Deutachland the journalists, as well as all other persons, to go on the streets while the Aiarmi is speaking, and to see the outmasa of the damage. .. In the occupied countries the spirit of the vider stand becomes stronger. Jn Holland spoke out a certain van Raapen, a leading national socialist, for the integration of Lolland into the Reich. A Pabrikant in Nymwegen described this proposal as Landesverri and when he was brought to justice for this statement, the holly. Prosecutor declared himself for the acquittal of the accused. .. In Norway, the judges of the Supreme Court dismissed their office because they did not agree with the statement by the German Commissioner Terboven that no Norwegian court had jurisdiction for regulations of the German authorities. - The judges do not want to continue their service in such circumstances. 23.12.1940 L on d o n - Czech. The appointment of Lord Halifax aun successor to Lord Lothian as embassy in the USA is of utmost importance. ... Churchill could not have found a better lann, except that he would have gone the same after the USA. Grenziani presented Hussolini with a long and detailed Beric about the loss of operations in the western desert. The report was published by the agency Stefeni. ...... After Graziani nexiet the reason for the Italian failure to search in the overwhelming superiority of the British tank units. .... On the 2nd anniversary of the death of the Czech writer Karel Čapeky speaks the member of the csl. State Council Julius Fürth, who presented the writings of Capek: ...... -3 -