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

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Benenh-Redef 5 27. 10. 1940. 1 speaks the president of the Techechoslovak Republic Dr. Ruand-saresec! opa ao Eo are now over two years ago, that I have gone from you bon and now am here in Jondon. Jeh knew that the war will soon break out. Joh knew that the war would be fought against Poland and then against West Europeans, It all came so soon before I left P:ag and then to my departure from London to America in February l9sg I have worked out all the necessary plans for further work. I've met all the needs in time to prepare uneeres sveiton defenses. Glober l938 was a sad day for wns, because Bünchen was the hardest blow in post-war politics, which ws and gans Europe had met in its policy of pride, At that time only we were prepared for the corresponding attack of Germany, all militarily, politically and morally. In the whole of Luropa, it was actually only us, the Prankreich, England and the other states in Europe that were not. Incidentally, this clearly shows the war events. For this reason, vir demole remained alone and united and it came to Munich and Zuz Katastroml o qo for the occupation of the Cs, then Albania, there came to the deutech-Russian and German-Italian Paçt, even Verniohtung of Poland, the attack on Morvegen, Belgium and Holdsd, their conquest and the fall of France. It is the Zerzell aud-Europa's responsibility to prepare for a war in the Balkans and the Near East, for the treaty of the kchee with Japen, which threatens Ruoeland and Amerikn, because these fir are decisive for the outcome of the war, followed by the innorn disintegration in us after 28 October 1938. Mire l939, connected with dor Abtrenmng of Slovakia. Then followed the lerrvhaft des Terrors and the submission with us to Maure, It come the acceptance of allor Nultur, there came the zveite anniversary of the 28th October mi: its banifestations, the hatred of our students, the sighting of the technical universities and other schools, the denial of our national culture, the suppression of our iáterature, our press and our theatre, the Germanisiorisation of Prsg and other studs, and the approach of wiseresBodens and then finally the union with the Douchen Reich. Denit hit the region of the Haai-langster to reach the Ehepunkt. Jeh weiß, daeg unter such Umstinden, you if Jhr did not give after. Your third anniversary of the ré October must be faithful. But you must not despair, have no anget before the future. For also this time of the Unterdrickng has brought for wnserVolk about good. March lg3g was the Tog ws r greatest grief and -