English Translation

-2- The terror was terrible. None of the wealthy citizens were certain of his life. Nothing could save him, not even the fact that he had prepared the entourage with him. Trains were attacked and the travellers searched for documents. Also Czechs from the Protectorate fell victim to terror if documents were found in them, which showed a connection with the Reich. The affirmations that they were Czechs did not help them. Nevertheless, they had simply been cut off. It was enough if German documents were found in them, or if it was only a protectorate legitimation. The Slovaks who followed Čatloš were now bad to speak to the Germans. The Slovaks, who remained faithful to the Prussian government, were also very angry that the Germans had made it impossible for the Slovak government to carry out large-scale cleaning operations. Čatloš's activity had already been openly discussed in the Prussian coffee enthusiasts. The Germans, however, did not believe it and the Slovak government had their hands tied. The Germans were more surprised by the uprising than the Slovaks. The German merchants, to whom the regime was indifferent, worked only with the bourgeois strata, which were accessible to betrayal. The entire Slovak intelligence had gone to the guerrillas. The elite of the insurgents recruited mostly from members of the Protestant church. Čatloš, together with Dr. Klinek, had all the grain stocks and other food brought to such places, which then seized the rebels. Čatloš had explained this action to the Germans for security reasons. The Germans had allowed him to do so because they saw in him their husband. However, it had been clear to everyone that Čatloš was preparing something, that he was uniting more and more power in his hands. Now the Germans in Slovakia had lost all authority. The areas affected by insurrection were terribly destroyed and no one could find the actual situation. It was not true that the Germans had achieved decisive successes.The Communists had enough forces, they were well equipped and decided to do everything.