GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 789, sig. 110-5/79

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April 12, 1945. German Minister of State V for Bohemia and Moravia E 12. AI. 1945 IV. Strerg confidential Bilt hr! Special Information Dionst. (No.3 Declaration of the Kaschauer begierys ( 2nd part ). Kinieterpräsident F i r 1 i n g e r explained: *The Czech government will maintain all freedom of veto.The government will allow koine Unterecheidyg of the citizens of the republic on Racse grounds,The Republi: will get rid of the unloyal Mino rituals of Deutoch and Ungarish origin.vir do not want to pursue the loyal German Wund Ugarian citizens and bosondors those who have preserved the control of loyalty. All the traitors and war criminals, without any under-estimation of nationality, must be left over to the arsenals of the dereohtipteit, all the active helpers of the Ükkupants.The director's assistants will be especially close to their punishment, basdsders to that of the colonists, fascist blements aie the elowal and Czech people by popular wnd Nitiohalcorichtşhdte.As the main traitor of the republic, the director will present a Vatican court: the protoktorat representative Hacha wd all the members of the Beran-Regierwg who made their admission to the so-called Ber- liner Treaty of 15 March A93g cebon. The government will take care that the abe members of the *iotektorate government will be brought to justice from March 6 to exactly the same as Piso and the members of so-called alowakiean directors, 14.ltrs l939 on, as well as members of Slovene Parliament, the political and Bosnian-left hachas, the joursalists who sold themselves, the officials of fascist organizations and those who delivered technical vnd elcvekieohe people to the hinds of the Gestapo, and the active participation of citizens of Zwngsarboiten in Germany, will also be punished by the traitors in the ranks of the banking and agricultural magnates. 4 20 St.M.514-58/45