English Translation

23 B Yes./Gg. Betr.: People's Association with the Czech National Council - ("Národnimatice při Národní radě české"). The internal causes of the founding of the "Ná Rodni matice přis Ná Rodní radë české" - Peoples' Association with Czech National Board were already given with the October events of 1938. At that time, the main links of Czechization, such as "Národni Jednota", as well as almost all Czech school clubs, "Matice Opavská" (Tropau School Club) and Teschener School Club, were taken as a whole. The focus of this work had been less in the actual protection of the Czech people than in the Czechization of the foreign-völker minority, in particular the German minority. In addition, the establishment of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Mghren brought another need to centralise and record the work of the individual Czech Volksschultz associations. After the March events of 1939, all former popular protection associations, with the exception of the "Ustřednímatice školská" - Central School Association - which still exists in its present form, formed a short "Né" because of a ministerial decree Národní. tektorat National chier für völk