STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 130, sig. 109-2/31 (damaged)

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II BM/1 - 2842/43. Mähr.Ostrau, 28 September l 43. Preloaded, the Antonin M a d e j , Chief of Staff of the Reg.Police, appears on 5.9.l907 in M.Ostrou geb., Prot.Ang., röm.kath., verh., in Mo.-Herschmanitz No. 168 resident, who familiarized himself with the subject of his interrogation and exhorts to the truth, states the following: On 25.9.1943 I served as a member of the Reg.Police at the station M.Ostrau-Witkowitz. Except for me there was Augstin V e - s e 1 s k y , Pol.Wachtmeister, Pol .Wachstmeister Cyprian U j a r , present for the Dienatversehundg for the baggage inspection. In addition to us, there were five officials of the economic control and two officers of the protectorate criminal police at the station anvesend. These officers were in civilian clothes. The management of the baggage control was the responsibility of the. Officers of the control of the operation P e & a t , Magistrate of the city of Moravia-Ostrava, room No. 85. At about 6:45 p.m., a passenger train arrived at M.Ostrau-Witkowitz station from the direction of Friedeck. Before the train was extended, P e š a t explained to us that we have to show the disembarked passengers with luggage to check, while passengers without luggage can leave the station without being prevented. This order of the P e š a t was carried out after the arrival of the train by all users of the control. To this end, I would like to note that the disembarked persons with luggage, were asked by us in German to go to the baggage control. A special request, on the part of P e & a t in German the arriving persons, did not take place, but we have the order of the Major N & m e to speak only always in German with persons, I stood a little off, from the place where the control was carried out. Suddenly I heard how the Pol.Wachtmeister Veeels k y a gentleman who went to the exit with his suitcase shouted "halo, go with your suitcase to the baggage check " At the same time he pointed him by showing with his hand the place where the control was carried out. When I was asked if I saw that the Lord was the Wabtmeister V e s e l s k y ./.