English Translation

- 25 - 8E, the best policy towards the Slovaks is likely to be. German-speaking they must not become - since mostly only fake -. In their lack of a political-national and ethnic idea we have nothing to fear from the Slovak also in the border disputes. 1) Madjaren (about 1 0 O00, mainly in the eastern Gau Niederdonau). The population of Madjara is racially very mixed and diverse for a European people. An actual racial basis is not to be mentioned, although Eastern elements combined with multiple Asian impacts appear above all in the so-called Turanid type stronger. The Hungarian people are thus generally different from the German people. Only certain strata of the bourgeoisie and peasantry consist of madjarized formerly German sexes; these may, if they are not yet mixed with the mass of the population, be described as racially equal and similar to us. Only from them can real repopulation be expected. However, since the Madjar National and State idea, which is equally strongly supported by both denominations (Hl. St. Stephen's Kingdom) is of very considerable political-völker strength, so that even the German sense of inferiority is preserved before it, a real change of the precious strata for these reasons is very unlikely, - therefore the Madjar minority is already to be treated with regard to our own 650-700 000 comprehensive ethnic group in Hungary in the sense of seclusion and relative independence. (m) Croats (about 4O O00, östl. Gau Niederdonau and Steier- mark). The Croatians of the Reichsgebiet are generally to be described as racially different from us. A real repopulation is - with few exceptions - improbable, mostly impossible. Therefore, a biological absorption is to be avoided. For political reasons too, a certain cultural and ethnic independence of the Croats seems to be required. Since their creative forces are however small, their own developed cultural level will remain low, which must be desired to us. The few truly repopular clans will then be more inclined than otherwise to Germanize through social advancement in the internal kingdom. In the absence of a strong - 26 -