English Translation

10 The police director Moravian-Ostrava, November 22, 1939. $^{2/1 May bhalaudval n. Rumofr ribu /oswt fason Vraalfulowlinoozalagt. Record: As I have taken from Prague leaves, the vice president of the Prague State Office Bienert was appointed, which surprised me somewhat. The last German police president in Prague, Dr. Kunz, told me in the year l9l6 that he had great inconvenience in the office, since one of the officials immediately contributed all secret files to the Czech Maffia. All attempts to make the man present were resultless. After the overthrow, Bienert, who was then assigned to the police headquarters, and to the political department, was appointed chief of police, that is to say promoted by the captain to general. As a reason, his services, which he had performed to the Maffia, were expressly mentioned. He was the one who betrayed the secret decrees to the Mafia. It was only his betrayal that Masaryk and Benesch managed to escape abroad, as he informed them of the upcoming arrest in time. However, he did not assert himself in his position as police president and was pushed to a side geleis after 2 years by appointment to the 3rd vice president. Since then he has played no political role. In the Masaryk-Lexikon (Masarykuv slovník naučný), in Volume I, page 506, on Bienert, the following note is made: Bienert Richard, born 5.IX.l88l, President of the Police in Prague. During the war, he proved himself a member of Maffia in the fight for his homeland and was appointed by the National Committee as Head of Police Directorate l.XI.l9l8 Police Director. f/s Wlely