English Translation

Betr.: Moody effects of the "German People's Days" in Pilsen with the Czechs. According to these reports, the "Deutsche Volkstage" in Plzen were ignored by the Czech people almost uniformly, even in their preparations. As the people's days have often been judged, it emerges from a statement made by a Czech newspaper salesman who commented on the Czech question of what was actually going on in Pilsen: "They are already stupid all week long, and tomorrow some bonze should come." Apparently a Czech agricultural worker said after the grand rally in an inn: "The Konrad was here and once again talked to them" With special fondness, in conversations about the peoples' days, was referred to alleged statements by Germans,where- after they had declared that they had not been enthusiastic about such celebrations in the present time, it was better. In their place, to do something about the bombings of foreign cities, and it would now be inappropriate to do such a thing if large numbers of people were constantly falling on the fronts and in bom-barden cities. Some fears arose from the widespread view that Gauleiter Henlein would speak.Miscellaneously, statements such as:"We still lacked that Henlein is speaking here.This is not popular, so if anyone does anything, we would have to pay for it in Pilsen."In addition, a whispering propaganda about an imminent bombing of Pilsen by the English on the occasion of the People's Days, which had been active for days, came about. Several rumors have already been spread in the direction that in different places around Pilsen - 2 -