STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1743, sig. 109-4/1498

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18 in the city for the increase of incidents: the discontent and excitement seized not only the students but also the population.Despite the arousal that was understandable, the public order did not get disturbed by a single heavy dyke. The demonstrations were localised and did not need to have any consequences, to whom the German authorities would also have wanted, the order and the of the opposite. The next day - Thursday, the 16th Noveaber, under the Frotektor of Neurath, Secretary of State Frank and his Shofför go on an airplane to Berlin.On the other hand, Hitler called the protectorate envoy in Reich, Mr. Chval- kovsky.Before Hitler, Frank , without any wrinkle , vilified goats by calling his swindler as a victim of the wrath of the Czechs against the innocent Germans, and demanded draconian masacations against the Czech. The Führer had a real madness attack. He hit the table with his fists, issued threats and shouted with thunder- the voice that "he regrets having treated the Chechens with so much noblesse and mildness" and that he should act with them as he walked with Poland.Delusionally with rage he explained that if the unrest and excesses continued, he would command the Germans to leave Prague ğeheim, whereupon the city with its Czech inhabitants would be destroyed by his cannons, his flying weapon and with bpreng and fire bombs. Himler feared for a moment that Hitler would not suffer a stroke : so great was his anger.Göring tried to calm Chvalkovský, but it was sżu see that Hitler aich aüf took Frank's side and that a large-scale reprisal prepared itself. And really, during the day strong divisions of the SA and SS, reinforced by motori-