STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43 Page 13 · 13 of 329
THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43
English Translation
Prague, 17th November 1939 English round-trip messages Beiten. 2 Nr.......... Sender: Londen National Streng confidential! Time 20,300hr Immediately destroy language German! Reception: disturbed. Today German aircraft carried out reconnaissance flights over England, France, Belgium, Holland and the Sehweiz. Bombs were not dropped. German planes also appeared over the Sketland Islands and over Worcester, which were, however, driven out by the Flak and the British Kazchins. In France, a German plane was reportedly shot down near Lille. Veber Gent in Belgium was fired and shot at a German aircraft. In Switzerland, one noticed a flying show, which was probably also German, and rejected the flying flower, which, however, already missed its effect because they were abfasat in French, although the population of the area is German. German planes were also sighted over the Dutch coast, but disappeared after the opening of the fire by the Dutch air defense. Daladier sovie the representatives of the Prussian army, the navy and the air force took part today in a meeting of the alliier war council, which Chamberlain also attended. After the meeting was closed, a statement was announced stating that this had reached the highest level of cooperation among all the parties important for the conduct of war, and an agreement was reached that the two countries would not be competing when buying abroad. Similar measures, as previously agreed, have only come into effect in the last war after three years of its duration. c-i at In Paris today, in accordance with the agreement of 2 October on the creation of a Czech-Slovak army in France, a Czechoslovak National Committee was established, to Dr. Benesch, General Inger, Dr. Osusky, Öutrata, Ripka, the former Czecho-Slovak envoy in Warsaw Slavik, Magr. Sramek and General Viest. Cca4 6 The unrest in the Reich and in the territories occupied by Germany are many signs and reports according to the Zunehžeri. Today in Prague drastic measures were taken against the protesting population, above all against the students. At 2 o'clock the technical colleges of Ss bésett. l2oa Studen- ten vurden were arrested. Jooo Lenn military gind arrived to the district in Prague. From an official statement it was pointed out that these measures were due to the protest marches of Czech high school students on the Prague streets and in front of the grave of the Unknown Soldier, where the students called out in the choir "Vir wollen FPreiheit", similar rallies of dissatisfaction should also take place in Vienna. It is reported from Switzerland that sabotage is carried out in the Hermann Göring Verken and other enterprises.