STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 2024, sig. 109-7/31 Page 37 · 37 of 70
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2024, sig. 109-7/31
English Translation
36 33 The Russian immigrant Irene V e r g u n , employed in Belgrade at the Škoda works, is fanatically hostile to German, a panslavist and dealings with members of the English and French consulates. In addition, she has close relations with leading Czech circles. in Belgrade. Skoda representative for Belgium is Ing. Jan K. T r e p p e s ch, Brussels, Rue de l'hopital 23 . In Brussels he supported the Czechoslovak colony there, which in the West was engaged in advertising for the Czech legion in France, and he also supported members of the Czech Legion in France. He was in close contact with his wife's uncle, Vladimír K y s e l a , Assuncion in Paraguay , who agitates there particularly sharply in a richly hostile sense . He is in personal contact with the Škoda representative in Holland envoy Dr. M a c h a t ý , which helped him on his planned departure to South America far-reaching. A large number of Czech officials and workers of Škoda's works are located in Afghanistan , but there is no special anti-richness there. However, in I r a n, where ŠkoDA's plants also employ a larger number of the Czechs, there has recently been an increase in the number of workers in the Czech Republic. Inspirator and director of these actions was a certain Ing. Z a n d a , who was called in between on local occasion. The representative of the Škoda works in Shanghai , U r b á n e k participated in the Masaryk celebration of the Czech colony there, on which occasion also the Czechoslovak, French and English anthem was sung. - 34