STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 2533, sig. 109-12/180 Page 5 · 5 of 19
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2533, sig. 109-12/180
English Translation
The German will go to war with the same fulfilment of duty as he goes to work today. But there is no enthusiasm for war in the German people. The view prevails, "the leader will already do it". Germany, as well as Japan, make an excellent domestic propaganda. Gdansk: The city is quiet. There is order everywhere. Gdanzig is a school example of the atrocity propaganda. Reuter reporter in Gdańsk strongly influenced by a hot Watson, correspondent of the "Daily Herald". Poland: Poland is already mentally in the state of war. The people are completely ravaged. However, politicians in charge are trying to counteract the war psychosis. There are alleged to be great contradictions between the policy of regulation - at least of the rational elements - and the road. He does not consider a peaceful solution to the Gdańsk and the corridor question to be impossible, provided that Poland "can save its face". Whether the French and English propaganda will allow such a solution, however, is still doubtful. Official figures in Poland deny the existence of a minority problem at all. There would be millions (5) Poles of Ukrainian descent, they are good Poles. Colonel Beck received Kitano in an audience of one hour. Beck was a great worker and very clever, too clever indeed. The conversation had a general character. Delicate problems were ignored. Beck said that 80% of the