GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 783, sig. 110-5/73

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Mh/Ron18 33 St.M. v H - 72 b/45 g. Prague, 19 February 1945. E3.45 Seheim KR-FS: Urgent! Present immediately! To Herr Oberleutnant Dr.Todenhöfer, Heeresgruppe Mitte. Dear Mr. Todenhöfer ! 1.) The London radio has given the following keywords after the transmission of Dr.Benesch's speech in Czech: "And now respect! Butterbread. Karbon 2 and 2. The water in the stream freezes. In the kitchen is dark. In oak forest the leaves fall. In alder forest the foliage falls. In wine mountain the leaves drop. In machine hall is darker. In forge is light. Attention: Míla, saber, follow-up, butts." The keywords undoubtedly point to the dropping of weapons and the triggering of sabotage acts and allow the conclusion that Benesch from Kaschau will make the attempt to activate the resistance movement in the Protectorate decisively. 2.) In order to promote anti-Bolshevist propaganda, a lieutenant Dr. Schnidt, who is part of a field reconnaissance group, has made it necessary to carry out a Bolshevik attack on a Czech village in a natural manner, Minister of State Frank urgently requests that such a attack be carried out.