STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1998, sig. 109-7/5

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Lecturer OToT Prague, 13 January 1941. The articles of the State Secretary 34 and the Czech press. - dd S Td congratulations to Jews" and of the Secretary of State on the Le- gionärfrage in the Jamarheft der Zeitschrift-"söhmer tar fihren" M T d Listy" and the Social Democratic "Národni Pråde (Právo Lidu) completely ignored, i.e. The "New Year's Congratulations" in part took over the "Ceské Slovo" and the "Národni Politika". All other Czech early, midday and evening leaves are omitted. The legionary article was adopted: "Ceské Slovo", "A-Zet ranni", "Lidové Listy", "Nedêlni list", "Lidové Noviny" (in all the most detailed rendering), "Národni'Politicsa" (short passage), "Venkov" (brief version), "Poledni list" with quotation of "New Day" (abbreviated version). So far, the "Národni Politika", "A-Zet ranni" and "Lidové Listy", "Poledni list" announced at the publication that he would deal with the article in detail, as in yesterday's "Nedëlni list". Kommentare _zu den Ratulationen." "Geské Slovo": Laznovský doubts that hardly anything of this kind will be achieved in the Jewish question without a thorough revision of the leading strata, when people from powerful, until now entecheiding circles, personalities from the so-called high society or "leading personalities" entertain a confidential, friendly relationship with Jews and even ask them for their hospitality. "Národni Politika": The paper regrets that the reminders and appeals of leading factors, the voices of the press and the clear program of the government regarding the solution of the Jewish question were worthless. Many do not seem to take note of all this at all and are in direct opposition to the representatives of our people with their Judaic-friendly attitude, which they also stress in writing. One must be surprised if these people are willing to harm the Czech own interests. At the same time, one cannot do two kinds of politics,