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Frenzösische Rundfunkzelungen Prague, November 17, 1939 No. ....... 300/π Sender: Toulouse Time: 21.49 Strictly confidential! Language: techechisch Empfengt geutort zu annihilate! kulturpok The Prague Radio announced today that as a result of the events on 2@. October and 15. In November the Czech universities closed for 3 years, lo people were shot and many were persevered, If this news becomes known in the world, all cultural menaches will be outraged by it, these measures are proof that it is very badly ordered with the kingdom and its current rulers. If Hitler were certain of his victory, he would not have to resort to such barbaric measures of violence. He, who deliberately provoked the war, is now tumbling back and forth and in vain looking for a way out of the hopeless situation in which he plunges himself and the German people. His generals and admirals explain to him that his plans are impossible. In the last few days, he even considered the occupation of Hungary and the destruction of Yugoslavia and had to be taught by his generals that he would become an enemy of Italy. He hesitated, and his perplexity is getting bigger and bigger. Now he leaves out his anger at Czech universities and defenceless Czech university professors. He commits a crime for which only he, but also all those who have helped in doing so, will have to repent. The tachecho- slovakisehapeople will never forget this. a 4 m r t 10 Through Aeans Mex exchange of notes between Daladier and Osusky was recognized by the French government of today's Czechoslovak National Committee, His task is to establish the Czecho-Slovak army in accordance with the Czechoslavic laws. Vir are now in a state of war with the German empires. Our task is to free the Czechoslovak Republic from the violent Joeh. We go resolutely into this struggle. Our determination destroys all obstacles and all enemies. e c a According to reports from Ietaubul, Russia has proposed to the Turkish government the taking-up of the recently interrupted negotiations. For this purpose it is reported from Büdapest, 'that Turkey has taken its fundamental consent to this, iti jedcch still wants to consult with the Western powers. Hitler's rejection of the rejection proposals of Belglen and Hollande is seen in the Paris press by høute as a sign that Hitler is now finally relinquishing his Priedensoffensive. The fact that the German response took place in such a diplomatically unaccustomed veise arouses utter displeasure in the French press. e Recorded Zw.