STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2532, sig. 109-12/179 (damaged)

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on Obermoselzeibing hue.) v. 2.11.39. Prague with special police guard. · Mounted police brought against the Czech desons to the police stations, later monstrous seen. — Wearing the national however again released. Moreover, reported, nal cocoards prohibited. that in the incidents some perfons heavy and seventeen persons slightly leached Prague, Oct. 30. United Press. After it was. In detail, the events on Saturday on the occasion of the ischechoflowaki on the Wenceslas Square are known as follows: national holidays on the wenceslaus play At 9.30 a.m. (Gamstag) in the morning there were demonstrations, during which various groups of young Czechs appeared on the 15 Berhaf-Plaze, according to the amclich German representation; a little later there were loud meetings, the Pragues are now under more favourable police SA-Leuten. At 12.30 a.m., the police station was closed. Strong police officers from the Czech Republic controlled the lower part of the patrol. At about 1 o'clock in the night, a group of young Czechs appeared on the Wenceslas Square and, above all to the Wenzel Square itself; people who are suspected of being on the scene, and were sympathized in loud with the demonstrators, who-disparate rallies against the SS-Leib. the stopped and caused to turn around. standarte, who marched by with music. The tramway traffic is also quiet; the protectors' curses against Hitler became loud; after that forats government demanded yesterday at 2 o'clock- several people from the day-to-day the population were immediately arrested by the radio-affected group. At three o'clock on, the wearing of the Greek National Far in the afternoon cleared mounted police to refrain from the beginning, because especially the ones at the zen Plaß for a short time. Very soon, however, rallies from Saturday took place again several hundred Czechs and people showed their colors in the buttonhole and shouted "High Benes!". and "Long live the Che- to wear black ties. As it is hot. cish republic!" Now the Plass was again flagged by various thefer demonstrators and insulted the inciting Sfraßen sche Uniformiert and "Heil Benes' abffpert. As reported, SA- gave. People who accompanied the police, different yesterday evening the police checked the shots into the Luff. Execution of this regulation directed against the wearing of the Na- „Little rubbing between young people ́s national colors; as far as official German communication. so far became known, it is here mif a Berlin, 30 Oct. As in Berlin amkklich with the only exception — a passerby made Wi- is shared, sometimes one of the things played out when he was given the national colors away fschechish holiday - it was intended to take away - to no incidents come to the anniversary of the founding of the former. Cafés and restaurants had to be held at the Czechoflowakel - in Prague small rubies Saturday and Sunday at 10 o'clock in the evening between Zundlichen, which close on the Wen. The incidents are not mentioned by the elsplaß e-sielten, and the Greek Poli press. The people of Prague, it is said from a reliable source that the in the amber Berlin representation, had it. In addition to the ten arresters, the authorities, with all the rigour of the process, would be reluctant to take action against the prisoners, expressing elements, and the ischechi and that these high prison sentences would have to be expected forcefully in the feudal position of the police. However, a far more serious number of cases have not been reported for further periods.