STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1775, sig. 109-5/3

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Since - 1o - paganda activity is made palpable everywhere in the protectorate. In addition to glue sheets on fences, line poles etc., communist keywords painted on the walls are now also appearing. The flight slip propa- ganda around the l5.3. took on a special size. Apart from protests against the state legal situation, the leaflets also deal with social problems, such as in the Oberlandrat district of Königgrätz with the price increases and the allegedly inadequate wage increases, as well as with the closure of the East Bohemian textile industry and similar II. German population The positive attitude of the German residents is particularly evident in the very high results of the public collections, which are appreciable for their economic relations.The mood of the scattered Germans is also generally good as a result of the constant connection with the German authorities, which is carefully maintained by the gendarmerie officials. The Finnish-Russian peace agreement was all perceived as a gain for the German cause, the trust in the victory is unshakable. The numerous celebrations commemorating the establishment of the Protectorate have consistently taken a harmonious and uplifting course. In particular, the celebrations in Iglau have been very active by the participation of numerous leading figures, the Minister of the Reich Dr. Seyß-Inquart, the Secretary of State Frank, the Gauleżter Dr. Jury, the President of the Government Krebs and others, for a long time. In the field of national politics, the collection of Germans and the enforcement of municipal representatives with Germans made further progress. Since the German representatives of the community in self-government are mostly in front of them completely new tasks, the Oberlandrats have established regular meetings with them, which have a fruitful effect. However, several new German schools could also be opened only after considerable difficulties have been overcome, in particular in the field of human resources. III. German authorities The abolition of the Protectorate's allowance against restriction 64119