STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 645, sig. 109-4/393

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104 - 4 - Austrian border, Havas :"In the near future, Bohemia and Mhren will definitely be assimilated to the empire. This is the secret slogan, which is gradually being realized by the German protectorate authorities. In the economy, German Komissares replace Jewish partners and the Czech personnel will be replaced by Germans from the Sudeten region. In the large arms factories such as Skoda, the Czech workers were also replaced by Germans. The colonization and relocation of the Germans from abroad makes it possible to penetrate even the whole of Czech countries. In Prague, a whole number of hotels by German families are documented, which will definitely settle in the Protectorate. The greater efficiency of the garrison would be encouraged to let their pamilies come here from the Reich. Germanization of the autonomous administration was carried out immediately at the beginning of hostilities. In the education system it is noted that numerous Czech schools were closed. In those who remain, the German language was declared mandatory. As many lessons are held in German as in Czech. Despite all these Germanization measures, the Czechs do not lose courage or resistance. Since the beginning of the hostilities, the German Boykött has been increasingly and more and more spontaneous manifestations are becoming increasingly zhalier. Despite the government's decree prohibiting the wearing of Czech colours, after the Munich assassination, all Czech citizens created cocoons with the tricolor. 6oo people were stopped in Prague on that day and registered on a suspect list. 6OO of them were sent to the concentration camp. Despite the protests against England organized by the Germans, the Czechs are convinced that the Munich explosion was accomplished by the Gestapo to incite the German people against England. Thousands of flyers were distributed throughout Prague and distributed in the form of brochures containing the itel "Christmas gifts" or "Buy Phillip's Radios", which included Chamberlain's, Daladiers and Benesch's speeches. According to confidential reports by the Prague police, 3o bodies of SS people have been recovered from Moldova since September." Belgrade,Havas:"The Protectorate has also decided to introduce food cards for strangers who are temporarily in Bohemia and Moravia. The free sale of selves, bread in restaurants and other agricultural products has been stopped. There is a lack of all kinds of goods. The majority of the shops are only open for a few hours, although people have been in line since the first hours of the morning." Belgrade, Havas: "From Prague it is confirmed that President Hacha is practically interned in his castle in Lana under an administrative pretext. He himself was deprived of the free licence issued by a German police officer, who gave permission to the president,