English Translation

Yes 6 The appearance of Minister Hruby in the rallies in Prague and Brno on 1 and 2 December 19944 has therefore found only a slight immediate response after the announcements made by participants so far. Above all, the quiet, monotonous reading of the speech by the Minister had had an unfavorable effect. The publication of his speech in the press, however, has, in contrast, given rise to numerous discussions on the nutritional situation, according to reports from different areas. Participants of the Brno rally said that no one believed the Hruby any more, because he had said that the nt Reich provided 50 % of the protectorate with fat, and that he had not stated what quantities of fat were exported by the Germans from the Protectorate. (Brown) According to a report from East Bohemia, the place of the Prague speech of Hruby's became: "In the last round, agriculture must not be allowed to suffer any mistakes that could avenge the entire nation. The working 2UB of agricultural people stands in line with the factories and bears with them the responsibility for the further development! Hruby once again understood how to say between the lines what he could not say with open words. His words could be understood as a reminder, not to deliver more than absolutely necessary. She also said that she would not allow herself to be carried away to anything that could harm the general public, and that she was prepared to express confidence in an early end to the war. In this context, it was spread that it was Hruby's intention to hold a two-hour appeal. The Minister of State, however, had shortened the wording of the speech in such a way that the whole event had lasted barely 30 minutes. (Königgrätz). .. After him Minister Hruby spoke. In his remarks, which lasted only about 25 minutes and which were read with a quiet, expressionless voice without interest and enthusiasm ...... (Report on the meeting of 1.12.44. in Prague) A secretary of a district association about the meeting in Prague:"This is bad. Instead of strengthening the peasants, they get bored.That was only a worse.Reading-evening, and I wonder about the minister, that he could read something like that, where he can talk if he wants to. He must take into account the sacrifice that the people brought by driving such a long distance. (Budweis) TOn0n 64768