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76 if the Prague authorities responsible for the approval had made contact in due time. The celebration of the Hero Memorial Day took place in the context of a military event at which the site's oldest was commemorated in the speech of the dead heroes. Invited were the German population, the German service leaders and the representatives of the government force. These invitations, limited only to a small circle, meant that loyally appointed Czech authorities, because they had not received an invitation, felt that their presence at the event was undesirable. In future cases, it would be appropriate not to exclude autonomous officials from the invitations. Apart from this flaw in beauty, the rejection of the rest of the Czech population against the Heroic Memorial Day was obvious. 2./ Celebration of the 5th anniversary of the establishment of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia: According to the reports I have received from the district heads, the celebrations were held on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of construction of the protectorate of Böhmen and Moravia on 15.III.44 in accordance with the event plans submitted to the Ministry of People's Enlightenment on the 3rd of March 44. From an open and spontaneous acquaintance to the idea of the empire, despite the efforts of the