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

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22a 2 Here I would like to note that within 24 hours at the station M.Ostrau-Witkowitz 40.o00.- persons got off, at least got on. These persons are mostly workers of the Eisenverke Witkoitz and the other enterprises in Gross-M.Ostrou. After the arrival of the train, the baggage inspection immediately started and was carried out relatively quickly and easily. Among the travellers who left the station was also Dr. K o p r i w a , whose name I had only learned later at the service of the German Criminal Police. In the immediate vicinity, where the baggage inspection was carried out by me, there was also a uniformed pole.Official, whose name I do not know and who had the task of pointing people with luggage to the police control.The distance of the police officer's location from me was about 5 steps. I can still remember exactly how the member of the Reg.Police Dr. K o p r i w a in German with his suitcase for the baggage check. Whether the uniformed Pole Dr. Ko p r I w a addressed, when he passed by with him. or by a call back to him and drew attention to the baggage control, is not known to me. Nor can I specify with which words Dr. K o p r i w a was called by the uniformed pole official. I think I remember that the uniformized pole official called Dr. K o P r i W a with the word "hello ". I did not see whether the pole official touched Dr. Ko p r I w a on the shoulder. However, it can be safely assumed that this was not the case, because in principle no one is touched on in these controls if it does not appear necessary for any other reason, I should like to point out that it is not excluded that the Pol. K o p r i - w a referred to the baggage inspection, at the same time a prot. relatives in Czech language referred to to the control and Dr. Ko p - r i w a was of the opinion that this Czech address had been valid to him. Dr. Ko p r I w a has complied with the invitation of the uniformed Pole. I remember very well that I spoke to Dr. K o p r i w a with the words "please something against you to the right ", because the crowd was extremely large. I asked those present in German to open the suitcases, please. * Dieşer invitation was met by all persons and also Dr. Ko p r I w a opened its doors.