THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 532, sig. 109-4/278

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English Translation

The giöerhetsdiet des Reigsfülrers-4 Sd-Leitahfhaitt Reichenbesg III B 2 - 11 - Czechs in Sudetengau. The mood and attitude of the Czechs. In comparison to the last local situation report, no significant change can be observed in the Stimmung and Halting of the down-to-earth Czechs, as well as the protectorates who are employed here. The disillusionment of Benesh's promises after the 28th October of the year, due to the modestness of his promises, has given way to a slight voice-over, caused by the conference in Tehran and the fact of Benesh-Stalin. In addition, the vew-strikes of the Russian offensives in the course of the new Vinter Battle, which can be seen from the Vehrmacht report, are decisive for the unbroken hope of the Czechs for an early turn of the war in favour of Germany's enemies. On the journey of Beneseh to Moscow and on the conclusion of the pact with Stalin, it is clear from the reports in hand that Benesch has succeeded in rebalancing the loss of prestige which he had suffered in previous years due to the failure of his predictions, and that even more than ever before he has placed himself at the centre of the interest of the Czech Republic. Not insignificantly involved in this work the German and Czech press, which aimed to present the activities of Beneseh's and the Palt'mit goatively, drew wide circles of the techcehical on these questions. Bo, for example, said a Czech employee in the K "In German propaganda there is a censorship. because according to my Beobachti