Ota Tulačka a tajné akce zaměstnanců amerického velvyslanectví v Praze 1948 –1949 Protikomunistická činnost a souvislosti s akcemi StB „Kámen“, „Praha – Žatec“ a „Hansa“
Ota Tulačka and the covert actions of members of the U.S. Embassy in Prague from 1948 to 1949. Anti-Communist activities and links to StB „Kámen“, „Prague – Žatec“ and „Hansa“

Summary/Abstract: This work looks back at 100 years since the birth of its main protagonists – Ota Tulačka, the leader of the illegal organization “Cyril”, Josef Hýbler, a former fighter pilot in the RAF, and Walter Birge, the third secretary of the U.S. Ambassador. Their paths crossed in postwar Czechoslovakia just after the communist takeover. Remembering them offers a look at the very unusual cooperation between some rather unknown actors of the third anti-communist resistance and members of the U.S. Embassy in Prague. Revealed here are the secrets of the safe passages to the West for prominent military, political and civilian people who went through Všeruby in Domažlicko. This area saw the presence of fake borders and members of the local police who were used by the secret police and intelligence agencies of the Ministry of Interior for one of their most secret provocative acts, known as „Kámen“. This study includes reminisces of U.S. diplomat W. Birge and information on the activities of an employee of the intelligence division of the United States Embassy, Reinhold Pick. There is also information on the links of an armed takeover led by Miloslav Jebavý, known as action „Prague – Žatec“. Not even the failure of this action discouraged Ota Tulačka, alias „Cyril”, from organizing other border crossings, including initiating intelligence cooperation with the network run by Major Jaromír Nechanský and Veleslav Wahl, preserved in secret police documents as action „Hansa“, which was used by the U.S. intelligence agency and generated the mistaken impression that the aim was to change the regime in this country. The conclusion of the work offers a necessary insight into the background of the Cold War and encourages the reader to reflect on the policy priorities of the Western powers during key moments in the history of Central Europe.

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