860F.00/691: Telegram
The Minister in Czechoslovakia ( Carr ) to the Secretary of State
[Received March 18—11:40 a.m.]
51. In recapitulation of my several telegrams of the last few days permit me to review as follows the present situation in this area.
Bohemia and Moravia have been occupied by German military forces. They have been declared by the Reichs Chancellor to be a protectorate of the Reich and to constitute a part of greater Germany. According to this same declaration their head of state must enjoy the confidence of the Reichs Chancellor, and their foreign affairs and military protection are taken over by the Reich. German military and civil authorities have assumed administrative power in the provinces. The Czechoslovak Foreign Office has been closed.
The Reichs Chancellor is reported to have accepted the request of the Slovak President that he take Slovakia under his protection.
Indirect reports from Ruthenia, which is now completely cut off from Praha indicate that that province is partially occupied by Hungarian troops and that there are no authorities left who could be considered as representing the power of the Czechoslovak State.
There are consequently no officials of the Czechoslovak Government to which I am accredited with whom I can maintain relations for the protection of the interests of the United States and its citizens.
In these circumstances I respectfully request instructions in regard to my future course.