English Translation

The Imperial Protector of Prague, 17 April 194o in Bohemia and Moravia I l a - 389 g Subject: Management report for March I94o A. Political situation I. Czech_Population On the two special days of March, the mood and attitude of the Czech population remained essentially unchanged. The peace and order has not been disturbed anywhere. March 7th, the birthday of Masaryk, was in some places unmistakable as a tacit holiday; holiday clothing was worn, guest and entertainment places were more frequented. At the celebrations on 15th and 16th the Czech population was emphatically reserved. They were kept away from roads and public squares; it seemed that the gliding ice and the flood hazards at the same time were used as an opportunity to turn all their interest to them. Even the Finnish-Russian peace agreement could only endanger the conviction of the victory of the Western powers, which was still to be found almost everywhere until the end of March, for a short time and by no means in a remarkable way. As a result of the good prices and secure sales situation, the workers are not openly exposed to either resistance or rejection because of the lack of any threatening unemployment and the feeling of an improving social position. After all, flyers of the former agricultural party appear on the flat land, which ask to limit the production of agricultural products as much as possible and to put everything only to self-requirement. In places, chickens have obviously been slaughtered to an abnormal extent in connection with the obligation to take eggs. For the rest of the population, the signs of rejection are clearer and