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58 - 4 - 109-1/98 his escape abroad would be able to raise his reputation again. 'His removal without any demonstration would be a big scandal. A few weeks later Hruby met the later emigrated union secretary L a u s m a n in a Prague restaurant. Laa u s m a n explained to Hr u b y that he had talked to Ha v e l - ka about him, that he himself would not remain in the country and that Hr b y should again consider the matter with the departure, especially since it would look very strange in front of the people that no one of the agrarians would be outside (evidence : statement of the Hr U b y ). e Ca. in the Pebruar l940 the State President H a c h a. By the Reichsprotektor Freiherr von N e u r a t h, the communication that the Minister F e r a b e n d should have participated in his illegal case. H a c h a then gave E l a s and H a v e l k a together the order to check this, because the necessary consequences had to be drawn. E- l a a s then ordered F e i r a be n d to himself, where he F. in the presence of H a v e l k a asked whether he had participated in illegal gatherings or preparations, asking him to reply sincerely. F e r a b e n d admitted to E l a s and H a ve l ka that he had attended two meetings, e.g. at the invitation of former Chancellor S a m a 1 and the prize commissioner N e č a s . It is true that it was only a matter of measures against Communism that had been suggested, and that was why he said: 'It was clear that in order to combat the