English Translation

49 4. Romania Around 12000 Czechs live in Romania, of which about 1200-1400 live in Bucharest. A centre of anti-rich Czech foreign activities in Romania is located in Bucharest under the direction of Dr. Ferdinand K a h á n e k, former editor of Prague's "Venkov" and "Večer", half Jew, and Czech Dr. Georg B e r t l, former secretary of the Czech Republic. National Democratic Party. F. K a h á n e k, born in Witkowitz in 1896, played an important role in the overthrow in the year l9l8 in the Moravian Ostrava region. Since l923 he has been active jour= nalist. He stands in sharp contrast to Benesch and is Polish-friendly. At the end of March l939 he went as a newspaper correspondent to Poland, from where he no longer returned, but fled to Romania, where he has since been working together with Dr. B e r t 1 in collaboration with the Polish emigration. he is a leader in Czech emigration. He lives in Bucharest, Strada Svintilov 7 (or ll) with Mrs. K o c h e l= e f e n. Dr. B e r t 1 was secretary of the Kramař party in Prague and a friend of the Czech student= leader Dr. Kl i m a., shot on the occasion of the student riot in Prague in November 39. He fled from the Protectorate to Poland, where he was captured by the Russians as a member of the czech legion. However, he managed to flee to Romania. In Poland he was a spokesman in the Czech Republic. In Bucharest, he is now the closest employee of Dr. K a h á n e k. From Bucharest, the mentioned connections after the protector's covered messages Volm r, H o d a č. After I Verbindw s via Belgrade (Dr. Italy. Kahánek en at a Swedish Ve veitegehiet to Bulg to read