STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 645, sig. 109-4/393 Page 111 · 111 of 128
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 645, sig. 109-4/393
English Translation
Lor - 8 - also of the view that it would be wrong to attach only an emotional significance to the dissatisfaction of Czech students. One must see in this the expression of feelings of political nature. The newspaper recalls Benesch's interview recently published by the "Daily Mail", in which the former President of the Republic declared that his people are also in war against Germany: The Czech nation is mentally and morally in a state of war against the Reich." London,Reuter: "Until now, there has been no great revolt against the Nazi regime. The time is not yet ripe, but it will come soon, Jan Masaryk explained in an interview. In the end, Hitler and his Nazis will disappear, he continued. At present, the Nazis are systematically pursuing a denationalization plan, the economic ruin of my people, as they use it against all the opponents they believe they cannot resist. They will fail. Masaryk explained that through certain secret channels he regularly receives news about the activity in Czechoslovakia and about the German oppression. Czech schools were shut down in stages. The remaining schools were forced on the German language. President Hachas said to Masaryk : I heard that he was being held back in the village where my father lived and that he lived in the same house where my dad lived and died. I regret him, because he is now in fact a prisoner of the Protectorate, who he agreed to preside over. The protectorate can best be described as Hitler's largest concentration camp. Masaryk described the shooting of the students as "terrible". In due time, he concluded, the Nazi repression and the Nazi regime will be eradicated." Austrian border,Havas: "From Neurath, who is the decorative figure, and K.H. Frank, the real gentleman in the Protectorate, has for some time held meetings with various groups of Czech fascists who were founded by the Germans themselves, and who have hardly more than 5oo members. With the help of these groups, they want to form a new government, as the present government of General Elias is considered to be an unruly exercise of passive resistance. Fascists in question wanted to hold a meeting on November 6 which was banned by the Czech government. The fascists, armed with hook-kreüz - flags, organized a demonstration on Wenceslas Square under the calls "Heil Hitler" and "Down with the English traitors", understanding the members of the government by traitors. The Czech police scattered the manifestos with rubber clubs. A large Anuahl Czech passerby helped the police. As a result, German gendarmerie intervened.(Some words illegible.) Mr. Stahlecker, head of the Gestapo in the Protectorate, stated that the German authorities decided to allow the manifestation. A certain number of Czech police officers who wanted to do their duty were arrested. åm l7.ll. At the dawn of the day, "Germania", "Der Pührer" (Germania) and "Masaryk" (Svehla and Masaryk) under the protection of machines and machines were ordered in a hurry.