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

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a - 9 - nedakteur of the daily newspaper "Venkou" published by the Czech agricultural party. He had also fled from the Protectorate to Poland in June l939 and, together with Bertl, initially stayed in Warsaw I aqoa Ja tn a u Jad pun This is all known to the court. III. The facts. In September l939, Jošt was introduced to the defendant by the former secretary of the agricultural party, Martin Hrabtk (l H 2o7/4l), who had been sentenced by now, and initially asked him to hire him as Uaao a a na Ba daaa te Jost again five to six times until the beginning of l940. During one of these visits, Jošt informed the complainant that he had been able to assist him abroad. Furthermore, Jost reported to the plaintiff that he was concerned with the procurement of messages of political, economic and cultural content, which were in the Aus- o n aa waa an aaaa p from his connection with Třebicky and Hieke. In addition, Jošt's complaint was brought to the conclusion that it was worth mentioning in Czech circles that the defendant was also going abroad to counter Beneš during the preparation period for the recovery of the state independence of the Czech people abroad. The defendant refused to flee abroad, because he felt too attached to the plaice as a farmer. When Jošt asked the defendant for money for Hieke at that time, the defendant initially refused a donation of money. However, the accused ordered his secretary Drahokoupil to hand over the amount of looo crowns to Jošte on his next visit. When Jošt wanted to visit the defendant again a few days later, he was sent to the secretary Drahokoupil in his antechamber, who later sent him to the defendant's office for the 1 0 O00 Kronen a P Paa ta p a aa Ca. At the same time he informed him that this money was used for the illegal escape of Lieutenant Colonel Hieke abroad. During his further visits Jost handed over the 01268 archive