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

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S -2 - is not in war, that it wishes to cooperate with Germany in the establishment of a new order. From France there are always news of the resistance of the population. Baseler Netionalzeitung writes that it is now to be read on the walls in many cities: Veg with Laval. The population, even if the police are against it, breaks out into the cry: Long live de Gaullel The police do not intervene. All the former parties agree in the preparation of the revolution, they only wait for the sign of the attack. In a rally of the French Socialist Party it is said that the genze frenz. People welcome the resistance of England, Die franz. Socialists are convinced that England is fighting to defend the whole world against Hitler's and Muesolini's attempt to subvert it. Sozielleten send the British people the most enthusiastic greetings and are convinced they act in accordance with the whole French people. L o n d o n - deutsch, The Germans directed an attack against the Big Ben in London, Paria Soir writes about this attack: This was a small experiment nit the race of Germany over time. A well-known anerik, newspaper owner who is now in London deals with the behavior of the londoners in the air attacks. He explains in a Jnterview: Jch am speechless about the calm and the courage with which the British population stands up to this Iuft-attack. Richard Crossman: The Germans tried in every possible way to disturb the broadcast when Churchill addressed his message to the French people. The German radio broadcast reported nothing about this speech. But the truth cannot always be suppressed. The meaning of this speech has been forgotten by all the French. German radio also has to admit that all French people are looking to England, from which they expect their rescue. The German soldiers in Frenkreich know that the Pranzosen around their airfields in France are a suspicious activity. Churchill ephemeral in his message of the success of the German Blitzkrieg, this Botec-like addressed not only to the French, but also to the German people. It was aimed at all those who rejoice when they hear of new destructions in London and who stick their head in the Send, so as not to see the devastations in Germany. The simple people of the whole world mauled. It decays in China, in the USA and in gent Europe. It marches at une in England, where finally the Krisgeashine of the German Reiehes has stumbled upon a people who are willing to suffer for his freedom and to answer with Schleg .... Polemics with yesterday's lecture Priches, in which the struggle between two powerful empires of the world cannot be deciphered at the pace of a boxing fight. A world empire that has become grocs in centuries, is inferior to a single being. That is its strength .•.. Some time ago the Germans declared that the war will be ended in August, September or October. Then they have indicated as the date December and 3