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249 ANSPRACHE Übersetzung 26 GWENDOLEN AVENUE PUTNEY S.W. 15 30 November 1938 Mr President! I know very well how difficult you will be as President of the Republic, and I therefore wish the Republic as well as you that your election in these difficult times will be in full salvation. You have shown great service to the fatherland in your capacity as President of the Administrative Court through your greatest experience and knowledge, as well as through your fair and thoughtful legal action in often most delicate matters; and the fact that all of us agreed on your choice emphasizes this only. I hope that you will succeed in the new work and that the state and people will come out of this difficult situation as quickly as possible, expressing sincere respect for Dr. EDVARD BENES, President of the Republic of Dr. EMIL HÁCHA PRAG Czechoslovakia.