THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2212, sig. 109-11-13

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Security Service RF4 Prague=Bubentich, 8.1.1941 45 SD sectionPrague Sachfenweg Fernfprecher 77444 B 5 - PA.1005 1)CLR=Kel 2 Briel-Melfyy An den 3. MN.100 -P.goud, Herrn State Secretary at the Reichsprotector in Bohemia and Moravia 4-Group Leader K.H. Fr a n k Prag 808 EON strcoieN Betr.: Z a j i t s c h e k, Karl, Journalist, resident: Pfaffenhöf 78/Krs.Budweis. Vorg.: There.Writing v.19.11.40 Ann.: M The request of the Zajitschek is returned.Z. is known as a fanatical representative of the anti-Jewish propaganda and as an extraordinary idealist who has been representing his idea since the years of the world war. As a result of his political activity and attitude, he had to bear heavy sacrifices under the Benesch system and could find no work opportunity or accommodation. He lived for years with his family in the worst possible conditions. According to the excerpt from the criminal record, he was punished 17 times for his political activities. He did not have criminal punishments, in February 1933 he was sent by his political opponents to a madhouse, where he was then released in March 1939 at the intervention of the circuit leader Hans Westen. As adverse qualities are to be recorded the over out of great sloppyness of the Z.; as well as his earlier traffic with dubious, often pre-punished elements. In a petition to the Imperial Protector dated 15 May 1939, Z. had also mentioned, among other things, that he was a member of the NSDAP. However, due to the investigation at the time, it could not be determined whether Zajitschek had actually made an application for inclusion in the N SDAP. However, such a request would have been rejected from the outset, according to the statements of the then district manager, St.S. X a 25 b.W.