English Translation

&7 - 3 The air attack on Berlin has caused the Czechs a lot of gratification and satisfaction, and in its effects was counterbalanced by the whisper propaganda.The Czechs considered it the start of the long-awaited air and big offensive against the Reich, which, in conjunction with the English's attack in North Africa and the Russian winter offensive, was the launch of a major action that the Reich would be subject to, as it could not disappoint it in the same way. The threat of air in Pilsen in the evening hours of Saturday was strongly respected by the Czech people there and made the subject of an immediate anti-German whisper propaganda.It was often explained that the Americans were now fulfilling what they promised at the turn of the year, namely an ever more effective bombing of all areas of the Great German Empire.This will continue until the German population rebelled and the Reich collapsed. Several times, even after the risk of air pollution, the Czechs expressed hope that an alarm and thus a bombing of Skoda's works would be carried out - in general, a large part of the Czech population will soon see such a bombing than is expected.In this context, Czechs have repeatedly stated that J.Masaryk in a speech to the Czech people had announced that air attacks on individual areas of the Protectorate would prove unavoidable, since the Germans had concentrated their entire industry there.In no case could an attack on Pilsen be avoided because of the Skoda works located here. longingly expected, since a partial elimination of the armaments industry of Bohemia and Moravia already promises a tremendous weakening of the war potential of the empire. - 4 -