English Translation

- 3 - Finance Minister: Kalfus (as before) Minister of Transport and Technology: Kamenicky (previously Minister of Transportation). Agriculture Minister: Hruby (former Chairman of the Regional Cultural Council) 4./ President Dr.Hacha will then receive the reg- ulation and give a speech. 5./ Then the cabinet is received by the Deputy Reich Protector Ss-Obergruppenführer Heydrich to receive a declaration of loyalty. The Obergruppen Führer will speak to the members of the government. 6./ After that, a declaration of government is made in which the fundamental change of course is expressed in the direction of a clear statement against all resistance forces in the country and abroad, together with a call to the Czech people to fully profess the idea of the Reich and the European reorganization by the leader. - The President was not left in doubt that this change of leadership and course was the last chance to preserve the autono my. In view of the extraordinary importance of these changes in the composition and work of the government, it seems necessary to examine these issues in detail in the press. On behalf of Mr. State Secretary Frank, I will therefore give the above report to Mr. Reichspressechef Dr.Dietrich with the request to arrange for some leading German and foreign journalists to travel to Prague at an agreed time. First of all, let me ask you to consider this report only as personal information, Heil Hitler!