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

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1/0 - 11 - categorization of this republic to Germany. 4. At least symbolic declaration of war on France and England and mobilization of a Czech contingent at the disposal of the German Arnee. Hácha rejected this regulation. Germans concluded that Hácha "should be somewhat revised and suggested to him to rest in the visionless Lana, where one would watch that he would starve through the situation. It seems, however, that in view of the bad impression that such a measure abroad will undoubtedly be replaced by Berlin creatures. Hell-lieldung, Reuter from New York: The German announcement of the execution of Czech students is the main topic of the New York press. Hell-Meldung, Reuter from London: Ex-President Benesch declared today in London: Terror in Czecho-Slovakia irretrievable. International situation of Germany is becoming increasingly difficult, its situation in this war is worse, therefore terror regime is becoming more brutal and terrible. CzechoSlovacia has never surrendered to terror, it will not do so this time either. Appreciatively German announcement that 9 Czech Stngents were shot, Benesch said: The last murder that reminds us of those acts that occurred during the last war in Belgium. This crime will play the same role in the Czech public assassination as the murder of Miss Cavell in England. Time will come when these nine executed students will be Czecho-Slovak national saint. It is only a matter of time, and only a short time before Czechoslovakia will be politically and nationally free again. Hell-Anmeldung, Havas from New York: The bloody repression in Prague has caused severe indignation in the United States. Graham Swing, the well-known radio announcer, explained: The right to execute 9 students in Prague is a strange accompaniment to the proposals made by Fathers in Ankara to establish a European community. American press is em- pört. "New York Times" publishes numerous details about the night of terror, dex that the Nazi brutalized population of Prague has experienced. New York Herald Tribune records with irony