STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1751, sig. 109-4/1506

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Cr Lana , 29th Jinner 1943. His Excellency the leader Adolf Hit l e r , Führer Hauptquartier . I ask Your Excellency for the tenth return of the day when, by the will of the people, you have been placed at the head of the Empire, to take the most cordial congratulations from me and the Protectorate Government.We keep in mind your words that a Europe under Bolshevik rule will only lead the Czech people into the ranks of those who have been destroyed. In the deep awareness that Providence has entrusted the kingdom under your leadership with the heroic mission to remove this danger of the destruction of Buropa, we renew our vow to stand with you faithfully and unshakeably under all circumstances, and are more than ever determined to carry out all the tasks you will assign to us according to our best It's just that we're not going to be able to do anything. President Dr Emil Hácha .