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

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5 5 - Then I reported to Professor Masaryk by the London Czech Šimek, who had brought me representatives of the London Sokol. The meeting at which the message was to be communicated to Simek was for the 3. September 11,30 in the evening in the direction of the "Times", From my notes, which I have preserved, you will learn the contents of the message: London, September 3, 1914, 11.30 Jhr afternoon. 'Take note of the future in 'Times Building' with Mr. Steed in the presence of Mr. Gottlieb Zimek and Mr. Franz Kopecký from London in the opportunity of sending a messenger to Bëhmen, namely the Lord's God-loved Šimek, 26 Glodsester Road N.V.London, otherwise from Komorn, Post Blowitz near Pilsen in Bohemia. I told Mr. Steed that I was arrested by three secret police officers and called on him, which helped me to freedom after a half-hour detention. Mr. Steed gave air a map with which I should legitimize myself where iumer in England, and an inscription to the captain of the ship "St,Louis", in which the London "fimes" asks for every possible kindness and my company of 22 people, then Mr. steed ordered the following to Bohemia: "Tell Masaryk that it is in the Entente plan to penetrate through Silesia, Moravia and Bohemia with the Russian army and so cut Austria off from Germany, say that one expects a friendly welcome as soon as the Russians come to Moravia and Moravia. The population is to hang out Slavic flags and not to plunder the Russians who will be instructed and to behave fraternally in their lintels, to open the Tires, it may take a month, possibly two or more, until the Russian people come to Prague - it is due to the surrounding areas - but say that they will be in Bohemia earlier than in Berlin and that they are going to move from Bëhmen, after Austria has cut off, to Berlin. According to an earlier agreement, the Russians will take away about 700co weapons for Bohemia and Moravia so that your people will be armed and keep their ground. A corresponding proclamation will be circulated in time among your population, İhre Presse will also be available to the Entente as soon as it is required, but by then no one should do anything so that no single man will perish superfluously. Order that yesterday after Petersburg it was announced that the Russian troop would pay attention to the white cloths in the ranks of the Austrian troops, and your people should, as far as it is possible, be made acquainted with the use of the white scarves.