STATE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1795, sig. 109-5/23

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128 -7- 3./ Czech police organs, military personnel and authorities. a/ Police. In Trebitsch, the Czech gendarmerie major Mottl was left on leave because he was a legionary. In order to retain his position, he intended to commit himself to Germanism. There seems to be no intention to place the provisional designation of the gendarmerie service / printed paper, which is attached to a wooden frame / by proper signs. The inscriptions are partly strongly affected by weather influences. With the exception of the Czech customs offices, which are only provided for a transitional period, the Czech genera- tion is the only state organization which still carries signs. After a general training has begun, the czech gendarmes are very acknowledgable about German traffic law. In particular, it is stressed that the provisions for transport participants are more generous and, on the other hand, it would be easier for the police to intervene. b/ military personnel. No incidents. c/ authorities. Recently, entries from the Czech population have been processed very slowly by the district authority in Moravian Budwitz. The questioning Czechs are always answered that the events are at the Oberlandrat. The merchant Josef Dolak from -8