STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1199, sig. 109-4/953 Page 14 · 14 of 34
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1199, sig. 109-4/953
English Translation
/ 4./ 1./ To seal all radio receivers to certain stations and thus prevent the reception of foreign stations.This first possibility had the night valve, that it would have a psychologically very unfavourable effect, since one would generally assume that the measure was done on orders of the Germans, 2./ would nevertheless remain incomplete, since only certain wavelengths can be switched off and thus the reception from stations located within the approved wave range can still be intercepted. 3./ this measure, after the estimate of its experts, would amount to an expenditure of about 24 million Kč, which the state would have to pay.In addition, in such a case it would be feared that a very large part of all radio listeners would cancel their © subscription. 2./ A second possibility is to disturb the Czech broadcasts of the French and English stations at the time of the broadcast. This measure would have the advantage that while any radio broadcaster would find that the broadcasts are disturbed, but that this measure would be far more indirect to the listener than the first one.In addition, the purpose of this measure is at least for the most part also achieved and it would require at most the effort of a sum of 200,000 K. Apparatus to disrupt these broadcasts, are available to the public.Minister Havelka told me that he had not talked to anyone except his technicians about this matter and that he would now negotiate with the responsible gentlemen of the group: Post. Only Prime Minister Elias would be informed about this measure. Havelka misguided the other members of the government. He asked me not to talk to anyone about this plan, since the cschechis&h listener must not know about it before. In the end, Havelka asked me only once again for the agreement to design the press service of the NS and for the strictest secrecy of his plan regarding foreign broadcasts. Avefuatoluery, 44-6Hif.-