STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 483, sig. 109-4/229 (poškozeno) Page 16 · 16 of 86
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 483, sig. 109-4229 (damaged)
English Translation
9a - 10 - the Slovak territories annexed to Hungary will be restored ? It is of course that there will be no political parties ; the personal questions must not be repeated. Once again, on the content of Dr. Hodža's letter, we say that the democratic position in our eyes excludes the realization of any totalitarian thought. We fight against totalism with authoritarian methods and therefore we cannot acknowledge that any group of people are entitled to represent the people. The less we can say to a delegation or group of individuals any such right. In no case do we point out that the majority of the well-deserved and excellent Slovaks abroad agree with the above principles. We know that the Amercan Slovaks, who have joined the national struggle with conviction and also the čsl. We are convinced that the majority of the people at home and in other countries, after examining the reasons given here, will agree with us. We want to unite all the forces that came to the free and with us friends foreign countries. We renew the čsl. We hope that in this struggle all Slovaks will be in the spirit of Masaryk and Štefanik. In this sense, we ask you to help us by acting on Dr.Hodža in the sense that he joins us and our movement so that we can have only one goal ahead of us - a free Czecho-Slovakia in a free Europe. ..... Send Catholic politicians further statistical data aa aaaa. Send us also people who can work out peace negotiations, as well as statisticians and state economists. Weiters still sends us Slovak editors. ....." In the with R.L. Voda sub-contracting from Paris to Prague the following was communicated among other things: "Pei- 012675