English Translation

112 D23 State Secretary Bo.. Reichsprotektor ia Guhmn und mähren. Close: 11.FEB.1941 B 4 Ig3. Pc: Betr.: Czech government police. - Occupation of the leading positions at the state police authorities of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. A. In Bö h m e n. 1. Police Presidium Prague. A rating of the police president C h a r v át is extremely difficult, since he has never somehow exposed himself politically and is very cautious in his statements; he should always have tried to keep the police party political influences away. However, it may be significant for him that he was a good German until the overthrow of the year 19l8, but from this point on he took a strongly Czech stance. Charvat was to retire on 1 January 1939 because of the age limit. As his successor, the government councillor Karl Hérr from Prague, who also did not appear politically, is supposed to have made German understanding during his duties as police director of Karlovy Vary from July 1937 to October 1938. The deputy of Charvát, government councillor Jaroslav H u b e r , has always skilfully adapted himself to the prevailing conditions. There are no doubts about his remaining in office, for fe verken. the position of the police president himself, however, he should influence because of his fluctuating and slightly influenced ./.