STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2750, sig. 109-14/53

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131 Division IV- Group Radio Strictly Confidential! Broadcasting service Only for personal use ! Jn own responsibility 2h/s*n to destroy ! ( § 353 c RSTGB ). Reports of 5 June 1942. London - 18.3o clock - Czech. The broadcast was very disturbed. " The London press deals in detail with the death of Heydrich. According to the newspaper " Daily Mirror!, The newspaper "Daily Express " writes that no one wants to replace Heydrich, also the newspaper" Daily Herald " brings a comment. The newspaper" News Chronicle " writes, de Fali Heydric is a sign for the near release. The assassination aif Heydrick was an act in the sense of occupied Europe, It was a just revenge act. Heydrich was not forgotten, not because of the nullity that was identical with him, but because of His end, which he fully deserved. Heydric died in spite of Hqcha's wish that he might remain with the empire. HeyDrich was transferred to the castle yesterday night. The Deutshcne were afraid that one more shot could be fired at the body of Heydrich and therefore the transfer had to take place during the night. We receive news that Heydric was not destroyed by the bomb hat act, but by a jnfection which he had contracted in the hospital. Since the attack on Heydrich, l8l innocent victims have already been shot, whether or not all these persons had anything to do with the assassination of Heydric. The spirit of justice has now awakened throughout Europe and justice will be experienced by everyone who is responsible for the execution of a Czech fellow-citizen. Minister of Economy emphasizes that England will not close revenge but will only punish the guilty. Libya: Only local combat. Brit. Airmen attacked enemy airfields. Eastern front: only local fights. Hitler is preparing a new advance on the Murmansk front. One swed. Newspaper explains the postponement of the German offensive by the introduction of unforeseen events. An Anglo-Americ. Conveyor train arrived in Murmansk. All bombed 'zones of Germany are blocked, no one is allowed to describe the behaviour of the population, while the English population could be observed by the whole world in the event of severe attacks. Dutch officers are used as hostages. Brit. planes attacked a port in France and a flight station in Holland. Jn Jndien has arrived a large escort train from Britain. The Japanese attacked Diego Suares. 2