GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 1307, sig. 110-12/133

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Vt Switzerland Newspaper: Basler Nachrichten Since l845 the liberal-democratic daily newspaper has emphasized foreign policy interests. Dr. Karl Sartorius, who is known as the "delegate of the administrative council", is the exponent of the palitic and economic circles behind the biatt. He is a leading member of the Swiss publishing associations and the Swiss Depeschenagentur. Main author Dr. Albert Oeri has been a member of National Council since 193l and the foreign politicians of the paper. Circulation about 20.O00.The position on Germany results-from the liberal basic attitude and the very strong ecclesiastical-protestant interests of the sheet. Berner Tageblatt Bürgerlich-nationales Protestantes Organ seit l88. Auflage 12.ooo. Mittelstandsorgan ohne zuspitte Parteinahme. Berner Tagwacht 1887 founded official organ of the Swiss Social Democratic Party. Auflag 15.00o. The federation "Organ der freundlich-democraticn Politik" (subtitle). The owner of the learner's sheet, which has appeared since l850, is Fritz Pochon-Jent A.G. Bern. Main author Dr. W. Egger, foreign politician Dr. A. Kéller. Edition over 25,000 with l2 times weekly appearance. Organ of the Freisund-Democratic Party, Sprschrohr of the free-minded Federal Councils. The notorious Anglophile-German hostile basic attitude of the leaf is expressed only by a few degrees "serißser" than at the "Nationalzeitung" Basel.