New documents related do death of Jan Masaryk obtained

The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs has obtained new documents related to the death of former foreign minister Jan Masaryk from archives in France, the United States, and the United Kingdom. These documents, requested by Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský, are currently being organized and may be made public in September. Jan Masaryk was the son of the first president of independent Czechoslovakia Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. His mysterious death on March 10, 1948, remains unresolved, with debates over whether it was suicide, murder, or an accident. The new documents could provide valuable insights into this historic case.

Author: Vít Pohanka