STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1781, sig. 109-5/9

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2n H.J.EB1 Copy. Secret! Annex to Rpr. 1637 / 40. Report on the general political situation in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia for the period from 10.8 to 30.9. 1940. I. Particularly significant events are not recorded in this period. The mood of the Czech population is still waiting and, despite various attempts at action by leading Czech authorities, has stiffened rather than improved. It is always worth noting that all important political events such as the Vienna Arbitration Award, the Dreimöchtepakt, etc., are not suitable, the attitude of the czech people longer than 24. The still well-functioning whisper propaganda, which is largely controlled by the foreign radio, immediately gives every political incident a German enemy Ausleguig. The landing in England which has not yet taken place and the lead bonding of German cities have a distinctly uplifting effect on the Czechs. They hope that the United States and the Soviet Union will soon enter the war. The latter slogan will be supported by an increased pan-lawist propaganda by the Communists. Of particular importance was Churchill's special message on the London radio station of September 3, in the Czech Intelligence movement. in the evening, to the population of Czechoslovakia, in the Chuchill for the first time as an English war goal the restoration