STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2529, sig. 109-12/176 (damaged)

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18 P Z D 3 of the "České Slovo" that Madrid dxrak denxSovietsverband had been sentenced to a forgiven bloodshed.The upheaval in Spain would not remain without great influence on the political situation in France and England.The Spanish government not only became the grave of Communism, but also broke up those liberalist bastions in Europe, which communism wanted to make its fortifications.The capture of Madrid meant the end of all popular fronts in the West, in France as well as in England, and the strengthening of that spirit of European reconciliation, which was expressed in Munich during such dramatic events last year. "Venkov! also deals in the leitartiekl with the political decorations of the capture of Madrid. "Národní Politika" notes with satisfaction that the new conditions in Prague have brought a remarkable rise in the pace of the Arebits.This was most striking in the introduction of the right-wing driving, while in the previous months lengthy discussions were conducted with the result that the right to drive was to be introduced from 1 May, after the invasion of the German troops in Prague the reorganization of the Prague road traffic was carried out within 1 4 days. In the "Venkov", Trpak refers to the agitation of some Czech foreign offices, which sends threatening letters to Czech journalists and politicians, and seeks to poison the international atmosphere by spreading various rumors. Many emigrants who have enjoyed the right to stay in Bohemia for many years are now insulting the Czechs abroad as anti-Jewish barbarians.As far as the natian character of Prague is concerned, it is said that despite the presence of hundreds of German soldiers and SA-people,Prague has decided to have a national cha- ractor,as it used to be, as emigration spread here. "Národní Noviny" report that Dr. Todt, Director-General for Road Construction, is in Prague. The paper publishes a detailed description of Dr. Todd's life and in particular raises his unique achievements in the field of modern road construction.