The remains of Czech General Alois Elias, who was prime minister of the
Nazi Protectorate but was later executed by the Germans for his work
organising the resistance, have been acquired by the Military History
Institute. The cabinet is now deciding what to do with his ashes, which
were saved by a friend. The defence minister, Karel Kuhnl, has called
for a state funeral with military honours for the general and his wife,
who also supported the anti-Nazi resistance.