STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 483, sig. 109-4229 (damaged)

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English Translation

ba -4 - in the context of the Czech foreign movement against the Reich, partly in order to enter the Czech Foreign Force (so-called Czech Legion), which is set up for the open struggle against Germany, to enable the secret departure from the Protectorate in this or that way. Within the ON., although to the extent to which it can be ascertained, partly without closer ties to their governing bodies, there were partly smaller, partly larger groups of Czechs who had become involved in the ON's activities. and to work for the promotion of a self-employed Czech-Slovakia, secretly hostile to German and for the restoration of an independent Czechoslovakia. One such group belonged to the editor Josef Jošt, who was sentenced to death by judgment of the People's Court of 24 Apr 1942 - 1 Hl99/4l - for favoring the enemy, preparing for high treason and for treason. The findings of the judgment against Jošt, in so far as they are relevant to the present proceedings, are based on the fact that he collected internal political, economic and cultural news from the Protectorate, which had not been released by the German News Office for publication in the Protectorates, and forwarded aa aaaaaeaa a to its employees, the currently fleeting former Lieutenant Colonel Hieke, and to other persons who had links with abroad. In addition to this intelligence activity, Jošt has collaborated with the currently fleeting teacher František Bednar from Cht litz and with other Czechs, who either wanted to evade their feared arrest by the secret state police or to enter the Czech Legion abroad. The money for his illegal activity was obtained by Jošt from the then Prague mayor Klapka, who was handed over by Ur - Jo Ca Sa oaa t Ta to prepare for high treason and for enemy favor to death. especially in cooperation with the former financial officer of the city of Prague, Anton Kinkal, who died in the meantime, after the establishment of the protectorate during the year a d a aa t a caa Ta men illegal use diverted and on a special savings bank- 01269 con-