GERMAN REPORT
President And Hitler Exchange Greetings (Received March 15, 7.5 p.m.) BERLIN, March 15. The German official news agency says that the former President of Czechoslovakia, M. Hacha, sent a telegram to Herr Hitler on the occasion of the anniversary of the formation of the Czech protectorate. “This day brings back to me memory of my visit to your Excellency . when you showed such full understanding of the needs of the Czech people,” he said. “By taking us under the might and protection of the German Reich you have given us valuable advantages. Today we are spared the terrors of war, though we are participating in it within the great German people. The Czech people hail the glorious German arms which protect and defend them.” Herr Hitler, replying, said: “I am glad you remember our first meeting and also glad that we have spared the Czech people the horrors of war. It is not the German Government’s intention to impose on the Czechs any duties or burdens endangering their national existence. The victory which will follow our common struggle will bring peace and happiness, not only to Germans but also to the Czech people.”
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Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 147, 16 March 1940, Page 11
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