English Translation

32 - 16 - Fear of German Revenge. During all these events, however, the broad mass of the Czech people has maintained, by and large, a loyal attitude to the rich. The Czech worker, who was particularly referred to by our social measures, worked properly in the large armaments works, the Czech farmer ordered his fields and delivered, so that we could already give some surpluses to the Reich since I942 and the Czech official and employee provided, albeit reluctantly, his service in the offices. It is always and remains essential that a strong German fist leads the reins and that the Czechs feel that a very serious Gegéner is ready at any moment to take a blow if he himself wants to stage an action directed against the Reich. On the occasion of the five-year anniversary of the Protectorate on the 15th anniversary of its birth on 15th October, the Czech Republic is still in a position to do so. In March 1944, we were truthfully able to establish that since the attack on Heydrich and the harsh measures we took afterwards, peace and order have prevailed in Bohemia and Moravia. There has been no major resistance action since then, which would have sparked a special response at home or even abroad; on the contrary, by means of a special policy, we have been able to increase performance from month to month in all areas, particularly in the area of armaments, which is so important. In view of these successes, it is worth it in the interests of the empire to