English Translation

Copies! London, Czech, 26.2.45, 8:45 p.m.: "... Call to the Czech people, signed in London by envoy Jožka Bavit, member of the Stsatsra- tes, Anežka Hodinová, Rottmeister Václav Holub, mayor of Silesian-Ostrava Kotas, Minister VáClav Mayer, Vice-Chairman of the State Council Váklav Nosek, Member of the Council of State Váčlav Pácal, Chairman of the Labor Academy Prof. Václav Patsal, and the envoy František Uhlff. Jn Moscow signed: Dr. Vilém Werner, Ambassador Zdeněk Pirlinger, Envoy Zdenýk Gottwald, Member of the Council of State, Constorial Councillor Frantiček Hála, Ensign Václav Kopecký, Enemy Josef Krosnář, Enmissary Božena Machačová, Prof. Zdenišek Nejedlý, Marie Švermovs. The call has the following wording: "Czech people! As representatives of the Czech National Front, we turn to You with this invitation, which is dictated to us by the fateful moment at hand. we are living through the most important military events. What our people so eagerly awaited in fetters of German rule comes in. A definitive defeat of the German military power is imminent. The magnificent Soviet troops flooded the German borders in a powerful rush and marched against Berlin. The unprecedented massive fore-mash of the Red Army and the advance of the allies in the West against Hitler's Germany bring the day closer to our freedom. The victorious Soviet troops also stand on our rem žsl. Ground ready for a new shock and ind they destroy the German hordes, they bring salvation and freedom to our pressed people. After the liberation of the Karpatoukraine and most of Slovakia