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

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Division Strictly confidential! Cultural affairs Only for personal broadcasting and Helldienst. Use of service! Jn own responsibility prunar.f2/40. to destroy! ( § 353 c, RSTGB ) 106 reports of 5 and 6 October 1940. L o n d o n - Czech. Jn last night the Germans attacked London and other cities again. The Luffahrtministerium announces that the losses were small. During the night three German and one British hunter were shot down. An anerik, spokesman emphasized the great courage of the civilian population in London ... " Once this war will be over, people will say .. Jch was Soldst, sailor or pilot and turnere will say with the same pride .. I was a citizen of London A new air marshal was appointed, Sir Charles Portal? .. He was responsible for the attacks on militant objects in Berlin and on the Jnvasion ports.. Jn America general appreciation of the new air Marshal. He has had great success with his attack tactics and it is natural that he will lead the British offensive against Germany. The čsl.Presseagentur reports that these days two meetings of the Council of Ministers under the chairmanship of Meg. Schramek had taken place, Mr. Jn of the established seat, greeting the foreign minister Jan Masaryk, who has just returned from the USA ... (From this point on the broadcast was greatly disturbed and understandable only in fragments) .. Jan Mesaryk explained in a statement that the American Czechs with great will to sacrifice put up and contribute many means for our liberation struggle. He also mentioned our political lege t Canada. The Council of Ministers then dealt with important organizational measures for the Czech Red Cross.General Viest gave an overview of the militants. Situation and about the activity of the csl.Flieger, which up to this day managed to shoot off 36 German machines. Then the army budget was approved. For a discussion: One can assume that the speeches of Hitler on Mussolini made great impression (as usual. It is known to both of them that Jtalien can not wage a long war. The N,Y.Times writes: The most important fact that emerges from the meeting is that the two dictators decided on a new military timetable and had to prepare new plans for the winter. The two had to accept the fact that England has not yet broken down. England is getting stronger and stronger, its air-warf is developing more and more activity, the attitude of the British people is excellent. Whatever the plans of the axis for winter are, only the fact that the two leaders have to work out plans for the winter at all is important. Jn political circles in the USA are explained ... whatever the nature of the decisions were at the Erenner, they can have no influence on the american. Help to England. Reuter reports the same from USA... that it is not possible to