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

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48 Evening of the staff of the Ministry of the Interior. On 3nd of December 1994 the staff from the Ministry for the Interior met for a gezetazdej evening in Smichower Volkshaus, which was the first of this kind at the suggestion of a Behirde as employer. Therefore, the entrance of the ministry of the interior, that is, is all the more joyful. This event has led the rest of the people to welcome the collaboration between the staff and the employer to give the spirit of mammoth companionship and true human affection. The evening was attended by Richard B i n e rt, President of the Interior, and Gereral R i e g e, General Officers, who gave meaningful speeches on this occasion, and the General Commander of the Uniform Protectorate Police, Gererally R i g e e, the Chief Officers of the Ministry of the Home, among others.The large hall of the Smichow People's House, including the "alerie", was filled to the last place. The serious and the entertainment program concerned for the most part the staff of the ministry of the interior itself, whose performances were impeccable. Shining singing lectures offered to the audience the opera singer Mrs. č u br - P i x a / Wagner, Dvořák, Schubert, Flotow / and the baritone K u n c / Wagner , Smetana, Loewe, Axmann / accompanied by the piano by Dr. u b r, who also brought 2 etudes of Chopin to the lecture.-In the entertainment program, section chiefs Dr. Fügner and Fraülein Grosch sang. They worked with the chapel of the uniformed protectorate police under the direction of the Poli- zeifahnrichs Š i b r a va and a jazz orchestra under the leadership of the official č e c h. In the spirit of warm camaraderie between the German and Czech staff and the representatives of the authority, the conversation continued until the sparrow-hour became aware of the fact that this evening had to come to an end, and the next day everyone was waiting for the responsible daily work. Introductory remarks were made by President R e i s c h a u r a significant speech, in which he mentioned, inter alia, that it is customary for the German authorities to provide all staff from time to time for a number of common camaraderie hours after the completion of their duties.