A SOCIETY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2144, sig. 109-8/27

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113 of the police Directorate Pilsen. There are no politically significant objections against the police director Dr. Josef M a i n e r. He is described as a politically indifferent, obliging and zealous official who is anxious not to give rise to any complaints; however, he should lack any initiative beyond compliance with the existing regulations - his deputy, police councillor Dr. Hanuš L o r e n z , is judged as an excellent official, who often returns during the old regime because of his German-female and anti-Jew tin position 1 his attitude towards Germanism is also positive. he8Ee 3rd Police Directorate of Budweis. The head of the police department of Budweis, Stabskapi- tän N e č a s e k , to which the German nationality was recently granted, has always been known by his loyal attitude. His former deputy, Police Councillor Bohumil L e t o v s k ý , who was hostile to Germany and was extremely unpopular with the Budweiser German population, has since been transferred to the Prager Police. The current deputy, Chief Commander Ludwig R u t h , has not yet given rise to any objections in his Budweiger administration. During his earlier activity in the Sudetengau, however, he is said to have behaved very chauvi- dulhnistically; he was therefore also in Sep- /.