THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43

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- 4 people who do not purchase directly needed consumer goods. These are hamsters and unscrupulous citizens, who are put before a military court because they take advantage of the plight of the people to have profit. - Jn franz. Circles in London are explained that the people of France know that the German rule will soon lead to a complete devaluation of the franc and that therefore this purchase-xäss is not looking for profit- but rather based on fear of Jnflation. The British political writer and member of the House of Commons, Barlett, talks about the political situation .... You in Germany have the order to rejoice at the conclusion of the Berlin Pact, the strange thing is that we English people are also happy about this pact .... Until a few months ago, the United States was determined to prevent the war from taking place under certain circumstances, nevertheless, they were disgusted by the German raids on harmless, peaceful countries and dén fairy tales with which these raids were founded. Dovh's action by Hitler encouraged the American people more and more in his desire for England's victory . . . The release of the American destroyer to England is much more than the Berlin Pact ..... Hitler persuaded Japan to pursue a more active offensive policy in Asia in order to divert the growing American indignation from itself to Japan. For this he had to admit to Japan that the wealth of the Dutch colonies and also of others, in which he has very great Jnteresse, will now flow to Japan ... Many of us have supported that Hitler would succeed, the amerik. To limit aid to England, because America has much greater Jnteresses in the Far East than in Europe, and there was a danger that in the event of a conflict between the US and Japan, the attention of the Americans would become. The new alliance, however, has removed this danger ... But once America learned that Japan wanted to sign a pact, it banned the export of iron and steel scrap to Japan. Now this state has even less chance of defeating China than ever before. If these and other measures were to be involved in a war with Japan, then the US would be auto-amtically involved in the war.Germany and Jtalien. The real meaning of this racquet lies in the Americas. Help sources will be available to us in our war against Germany under all circumstances Linsley Fraser gave his usual overview of the situation ... (unimportant propaganda phrases, about the failure of the German air attacks. Failings of the glóckade ... only 2.5 of the tonnage, which has gone in and out, could be sunk in September etc. ..