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

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1Y - sheet 2 -, buses and Schmidt could not be prevented from going to the salon. It must be pointed out in this context that the appearance of Schmidt (in uniform!) and of buses on the gentlemen already gathered in the salon seemed peculiar and had the consequence that not those talks were conducted by the Czech gentlemen who would otherwise have been conducted. Presidential Chief Schmidt took a seat with the President and talked with him about lo minutes, as well as afterwards Mini- egn steralrat v. Buses changed a few words with the president. Only after the film editors of the Wochensahau Aktualita had appeared could it be achieved that Schmidt and Busse got up and left the President al-lein. Minister Kalfus and Minister Hruby sat down on the President's side. The board of the Presidential Chancellery, Dr. Popelka, then asked General Emminger out and talked to him quietly outside the salon about things that could not be heard. Shortly thereafter, General Fabian also addressed the two, and the three remained in conversation for a short time. After returning to the salon, Popelka then asked the chairman of the government, Krejči, to enter with him out of the salon. When Krejši returned to the lounge, he -A turned quite nervously to the rapporteur, grabbed him by the arm and basically explained the following: dos "I already have enough of this sedition. Popelka talks like this once and for a time. He (Popelka) told me that he (Poppelka) had been to the President's office at noon and that on Monday the President had become the 1st President. Mr Kejči pointed out to the rapporteur that the Secretary of State was annoyed that the whole action of the Czech public was already well known. He (Krejči) could understand this and he would be happy if this whole thing had finally been over. In this conversation between Kreici and the rapporteur, Popel ka stood about 5 steps behind the beien and looked recklessly, apparently, to determine what impression the co-