GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 989, sig. 110-9/5 (damaged)

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7.9 - 16 - Bohemia and Moravia. Since that time there has been no major action of resistance which had sparked a special echo abroad in Germany or Søgar. On the contrary, we have been able to increase by a special policy the existence in all areas, especially in the so important area of armaments from month to month. In view of these successes, it is worthwhile to postpone certain popular political problems in the interests of the Empire, but without forgetting them. Since January 1942, the autonomous , after the arrest of the traitor Elias, the damligen Prime Minister, has been re-formed, its departments reduced, the M/ so-called cabinet of concentration of forces formed and some new men have been taken into the government, aaet has been created for the German leadership a government instrument, with which, in the case of optical Naloll, the maintenance of autonomy also unpopular measures r n Richtlün mb. I would now like to reveal to you some small secrets of my 8 Iron Cundaodig 3 politics in Bohemia and Moravia, which made a substantial contribution to the preservation of peace and order in the Frotektrat. 1. The Czech must be led and governed, but with a hard hand it must be just. He must not be dismissed, except for the responsibility, but must remain burdened with full responsibility. If he fails, he must be severely penetrated. 2. I did not have any Czech renewal right from the start.