English Translation

aV 8 Kitano had the impression that Schmoranz did not want to speak and, through his silence, hinted that there was actually a lot to say. Kitano was dissatisfied with the result of this conversation. Schoranz had ulterior motives, he said. Prime Minister General Eliáš: A very polite but purely formal reception. After the audience, General Eliáš handed over the text of an interview (ad informandum) to the Japanese journalist by his secretary, which he had recently granted to a German-American writer. 2e Kitano was visibly disappointed by the content, since in this case, too, it was only a historical treatise. However, Kitano was happy - he expressed himself - that in this treatise there is only talk of the last 1 00 years - instead of as usual of 1 O00 years. General Eliáš was also visibly trying to convince Mr Kitano that in the country calm reigns and the government has the situation in hand.