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95a there is no connection between this manifestation and the legionaries. I told him that in our opinion this manifestation is symptomatic of the way in which the Legionnaire spirit affects itself. Moreover, the instruction is given and to follow accordingly. On 16.ll. the Minister for the Interior sent me the German President of the Czech Ministry of the Interior G e r l o.ä., who had told me that I did not think that the Minister Ježek would follow a given instruction if he nevertheless tried to alleviate the measure. In addition, the Minister asked me again to inform him of the instructions in writing so that he could present them to the Council of Ministers. Minister Ježek had already expressed his wish on 15 May. I agreed to the latter and also stated that I would draw the appropriate conclusion from the Minister's behaviour. Tch would warn the "inister to sabotage the measure. On 19.ll. the sectional councillor Dr. Eh 1 e m a n visited me, also a German, who on behalf of the chairman of the government told me the following between door and Angel: "The matter concerning the police in Brno has been reported by Minister Ježek to the President of the Republic Dr. Hácha, etc. in the presence of the Chairman of the Government and the Minister Dr Havelka. The President of the Republic has ordered that the retirement of the legionaries from the police in Brno should not be carried out for the time being until the President has spoken with the Reich Protector." This message was written on a sheet of concept paper entitled "For Mr. Obersturmbannführer Böhme". Idow' -2 416 D