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

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5- 4 At the invitation of some acquaintances to listen to the speech of the minister of the Reich Dr. Goebbels during the Sylvester celebration, Kossuth repeated the name of the Minister of the Empire more often and finally said: "I always understand the station; well, yes, that is still the cheapest evening bread." Kossuth probably from Berlin known president of the Prague commercial bank, the Czechoslovak Ge- sent a.D. M a s t n ý, justified his few visits by the fact that he could not use his motor vehicle because of the precarious petrol situation, Prof. K. wondered very much about this attitude. In the presence of the dramaturg Viola Herms, Prof K. In the middle of last year, the numerous works carried out in the streets of Prague were to be traced back to the fact that the whole city was being undermined. If Prague had to be tanned, then it would be blown up. As further news Kossuth had told that Minister of State l-Obergruppenführer K.H. Frank is talking to the Czech Fiim actress Adina Mandlová. He is often in the film club to make his girls' selection there. In view of this political attitude and attitude, the relations maintained by Prof. Kossuth with the top representatives of the Prague Diplomatic Corps seem particularly noteworthy. As far as it has been established so far, Prof. K. has been associated with the following exponents of Prague's political and diplomatic life: a) Keichsprotector Dr. Fr i c k and woman, both of whom were portrayed by Prof. Kossuth. Ms. Frick advocated that Prof. Kosuth be invited to a tea reception at the castle. b) Marriages. Imperial protector Freiherr v. N e u r a t h, who was also portrayed at Kossuth and visited him privately on a hunting visit to the Protectorate. c) Envoy a.D. Dr. Paul Z i e m k e (Appendix 3)* d) Enemy 4Sturmbannführer v. L u c k w a l d, n representative of the AA to the Minister of State for Bohemia and Moravia. Luckwald are typical of Kossuth's methods of using existing relationships for personal purposes. So he asked the v.L. that he should not follow the Princess v. Hanau through, since the niece of the Princess, the Countess Sophie Radetzky v. Radetz, would not like to go back with her aunt. v. Luckwald first emphasized his lack of competence in transitory issues, but then agreed that if the Princess should turn to him to give her a negative notice. As is further known, Prof. K. portrays the son of the envoy v. Luck Wald. -9-