STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 1831, sig. 109-5/59 (poškozeno) Page 17 · 17 of 49
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1831, sig. 109-5/59 (damaged)
English Translation
- 2 - has two elongated incisions for a rubber ring. Furthermore, in the cylinder, which has five indentations at the upper edge, there is a cast-iron ball with a groove, to which a string and a strip of canvas are attached. The ball is believed to shatter the bottle when impacted on the ground and cause inflammation of the liquid mixture by air entry. The bottle is l6 cm high and has a diameter of 6.8 cm. It is filled with three different fluids. The lower liquid layer consists of approximately 9 parts of phosphorus and 1 part of sulphur, the upper one of about 9 parts benzene and l part rubber. The middle layer is made of benzene. The contents of the fire bottle therefore correspond to the previously known fire mixtures, which ignite immediately by the addition of air oxygen. The burning time of this sabotage device is about one minute. Its control with water and Şand is possible without difficulty; however, since the contents of the fire bottle are very thinly liquid, it must be expected that its penetration into joints and cracks will occur. I inform of this and ask for corresponding instructions from the subordinate departments. In the case of fires, I ask you to pay particular attention to bottles, tin capsule residues and iron balls in the future. In order to relieve telex and commercial traffic, it is necessary to report in future only in cases where FS has caused major damage or new sabotage equipment, in the case of a) high-voltage interference devices, b) interfering balloons with AAD bombs, c) intermittent balloons with fire bottles.