GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 766, sig. 110-5/56

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Sa -1 1-Brigadeführer, Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour, B e r t s c h, on whose acquaintance Prof. Kossuth placed great importance, "that he had already considered several times during personal discussions with Kossuthen whether he should not stop the conversation due to the ambiguous remarks of Kossuoth. It is impossible for him to enter into closer relations with him because of Kossuth's political attitude or to appoint an invitation, since one never knows whether one as a National Socialist in the middle of the conversation is forced to get up and go on." Director General R u d I of the Orbis-Verlag in Prague was also prompted to break off the traffic with him due to the evil political atmosphere in the house of Kossuth. The German dramaturg Viola H e r m s, which was introduced to Kossuth on the occasion of a Prague stay last year, expressed to her stranger what opinions are represented at K. in the 5th year of war. The following statements are characteristic of the Polish attitude of Kossuth: On the tales of an aristocracy from the east of the Rei, K. ironically: 82991 "Well, there has been a lot of ripping and despite that the Soviets have come closer and closer." On anderer occasion, Countess Fanny Waldburg told that her husband was currently employed in the Rhineland, whereupon her Kossuth said bitingly that he would soon be back in Prague. Special annoyance was aroused by Prof. K. and his brother Camillo, the convocations that have become necessary in the face of the total war, as well as the convening of Camillo K. to the people's storm. His annoyance was expressed by Prof. K., "that all the present difficulties were to blame only for the f, this ruthless, lowly society": -5-