English Translation

- 4 - 17 I have also presented to all three prisoners the names of those Slovak soldiers who had allegedly defected from the Slovak army to the red army mentioned in the Moscow radio. The three prisoners of war were not known to any of these names. As Major Kratochvil from the defense station in Prague told me, three more prisoners of war are supposed to be rolling in, a Czech named Sc h n e i d e r from Gaya and two Ukrainians. The Lieutenant, who was also captured on 8.2.1943, who, according to the protocol of the representative of the Foreign Office, was to be regarded as a defector at the PZACK IV, was currently employed by a national association as a welfare or supply officer and there were difficulties with his transfer to Prague. I made it clear to Major Kratochvil that, from a political point of view, there is an interest in interrogating the Lieutenant-General, because he certainly gained further insight into the cooperation relations between the Czech army and the Red Army and could complement these statements on valuable points. The transfer of the Czech tailor was also particularly important, because he was the only Czech among those who were caught in the war and had to be used as a prime witness in a broader evaluation of the matter before the Czech public. Major Kratochvil promised to arrange for the Wehrmacht-enforced officer to rejoin the OKW because of the lieutenant and the three remaining prisoners of war. Due to the statements of the three prisoners so far heard, there is in itself sufficient material for a press analysis available. However, it should be recommended to wait for the arrival of at least the Czech tailor, because for the Czech public is psychologically appropriate b.w.