STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 92, sig. 109-1/98

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b/ - 5 - Minister of Foreign Affairs Kratochvil should be abdicated and the leadership of the new ministry should be entrusted to a German gentleman, Dr. Bertsch. It would be the task of the President of the Republic of Germany to appoint Dr. Bertsch as a minister in his government in the near future. Dr. Hácha takes note of this without any contradiction (it even seems with some understanding) and declares that he will present this crucial matter to his government. The Obergruppenführer also states that the time had come when more Czech workers had to be made more mobile for the economy and work of Europe, while the entire German youth and the youth of almost all other nations were fighting with the weapon in hand on all fronts. It was necessary to introduce the duty to work for a number of years with the possibility of using these years within Europe. The President also took note of this. It was still agreed that the essential content of this discussion would be written and communicated to the President in letter form in order to support his memory. In addition, it is agreed that the President will be informed in detail and in detail of the provisions that Havelka will have to make available to Hácha at the meeting. This concludes the discussion.