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at many places, thus making impassible any strategic defence of
the mutilated country, which soon fell a victim to the German
aggression.
HENLEIN's Fifth Columns in Czechoslovakia as described above,
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had their big part in assisting HITLER to achieve his aim.
As HENLEIN put it (see Section' 5, (e) ): "We should have pre-
ferred advocating National Socialism openly. However, it is doubtful
whether in doing so we would have been able to perform the task
of destroying Czechoslovakia."
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CZECHOSLOVAK REPORT -PART 11.
(ad para. 2, page 3 of the letter of Justice Jackson to
Lord Wright of July 5th, 1945)
SUMMARY.
(1) Deception applied by the Germans as normal diplomatic method.
(2) Germany's obligations towards Czechoslovakia and their violation.
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Col. Dr. B. ECER,
Minister Plenipotentiary, ,
Czechoslovak Representative on the London, September loth, 1945.
United Nations War Crimes Commission.
CZECHQSLOVAK REPORT -PART 11.
(ad para.2, page 3 of the letter of Justice
Jackson to Lord Wright of 5th July, 1945)
1. Deception applied by the Germans as normal
diplomatic method.
The leaders of Nazi Germany were determined to achieve their
aim i.e. enslavement of foreign countries, domination of ~urope and
through it the domination of the world by all means from diplomatic
swindle and blackmail to the armed invasion. Thus the Nazi leaders