STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, INV. 61, Sig. 109-1/67

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133 LemrieThe Minister of Stats would have opposed him as follows: The Czechs -iea. trit walk today with raised head victoriously, joyfully edsn over the Allied advance in the Vest, frustrate themselves over the advance. In Slovakia, there is an unfriendly and provocative campaign against Germans, especially in the shops, the lack of work in the enterprises as well as in the authorities had fallen and in the Aeners şeien even sobotageacts were recorded. This behaviour was shown by the Czechs under the influence of the military situation.He (the Minister of State) had to reclaim that he was still calm, but that he feared that the Czech people would take a hostile stance against the German leadership in the event of the removal of armed enemy parachutes. The Minister of State had furtherexclaimed that all precautions had been taken to radically suffocate unrest. Krejčí explained to the rapporteur that the tachmeh was too cowardly to cause uprisings and to face open strong leadership. The German leaders were probably very clever, but he (K.) now knows better the mentality of his own people, that he must be allowed to do so. He had given the Minister of State his opinion on this point. The majority of the Czechs today say that they are still best off, and that therefore there is no reason to ask for anything,however they do not reach the end of the war for the cause, and the former (good food, beer, ball and so on,after they cut off their position sal others,rejoiced in a ,joy a Er /K./ se reasonable Czech stood and would give up at the price of a pot and a potency.Wa Fallschim e er/K. / that the Sta risk that this particular mass of the population would be affected B A q di Tacb