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

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Division IV Radio group Strictly confidential ! Radio and light service Only for personal service 4.8/π/40 use ! În own responsibility to destroy test No ! (§ 353 c RStGB) B e r i c h t e of l4 October l940. SENDER LONDON (Czech): /.12/10.00 The Yugoslav Prime Minister gave a speech yesterday in which he declared: Yugoslavia is ready to defend its borders, its independence and its freedom. No one should forget that we founded this country with our blood. It belongs to us through our past, through our history and through our sacrifices that we have made. In an allusion to South Serbia, the Prime Minister said: "This country is ours and there is no power that can take it away from us."- New York Times today deals with the ongoing negotiations between Yugoslavia and Germany and notes with satisfaction the determination of the Yugoslav Government to reject the demands by which Germany wants to obtain complete control over the export surplus of wheat and other cereals and iron ores.- From Istambul comes the report that the Romanian ambassador from Turkey was dismissed.- In Ankara it is stated that Turkey is still determined not to tolerate foreign interference in domestic affairs and that they do not have any German troops. President. — The next item is the joint debate on the following motions for resolutions: New York Times: Brazil and Chile have decided to abandon the US fleet and air bases. - Uruguay, too, is likely to surrender bases to the United States.- American radio was rushing a message from key Mexican circles, woneh Mexico and the US are likely to conclude a mutual defence pact similar to that existing between Canada and the USA.- Times reports from the Balkans: Further German troops, referred to as lå Divisions, have invaded Romania and it is assumed that these further operations will serve the Balkans and the Middle East. Some of the troops have come to Romania via Temeszwar in Hungary.- The Russian authorities have banned the crossing of Russian waters in the Baltic Sea. It is assumed that as a result of its Romanian and Yugoslav ships there were sunk.- Turkey will not allow a march to the Middle East.- General de Gaulle handed over their flags yesterday in Cameroon to two regiments.- Franz. Troops recently participated successfully in the operations in the western desert. Commander-in-Chief in Egypt has sent his personal congratulations to the commanders of the French troops.- This voice will be read by a truck column in Cairo in order to send mail to the French colonies in Central Africa, which have since been cut off from any connection with Europe. -2-