GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 738, sig. 110-5/27

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- 2 5 - 15 don't hurt us, even if you wcll+e; I have to stay in Europe now to work - in America I wouldn't be useful. I organize a coverage etc., as we have talked about it, It's very difficult, our people are not getting along in these things yet. Nevertheless, I hope that I will succeed in getting you informed about Mr Klofáč and his arrest; the military administration accuses him of having found a highly treacherous correspondence with him; this refers to a letter from which Kofáč claims that it was sent to him by an unknown person, an agent provocateur, who also reported him. According to the news, Klofác will endea without any luck. The "České Slovo" was set up because of anti-Semitic and similar allusions; at least this is explained in this way, The "Samostatnost" wanted to be stopped and therefore cut radically; because it is already spoken for a long time that the sheet does not have enough subscribers, generally it is expected that our "Čas" will be discontinued. But we will all give ourselves the courage so that it doesn't happen. I am already away from Prague for the second week and without a hint - I hope to find the leaf alive, when I return, In some time I want to travel from Prague. vieder and then always in breaks of two torei weeks. You can think where, I'll draw attention to it so that you can be fooled by a message about Mishricht, if they thaw again. If anything happens, you'll get news from England. What we've orally arranged, I won't repeat, everything will remain valid. Your T.C.Masaryk. Bitto tell Mr. Štěpina that I cannot write to him from Prague and that he cannot write; even letters from America to no will be opened. He telegraphs about relief finds, he should communicate with me. Explain to the gentlemen that the Consulate and the Embassy in America have numerous spies who report on everything that is going on in public, and the embassy reports on everything to Austria." It is interesting that after receiving the report from London, Professor Masaryk was the only politician who knew the views of the English leading factors, that would explain to some politicians here that everyone stayed at home, with the exception of Prof. Masaryks. But in his letters, Masaryk writes: "I will make strong attempts to make some other politicians go abroad,"