STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43 Page 179 · 179 of 329
THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2740, sig. 109-14/43
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UE = 2 - Turkey, Yugoslavia and Russia have not yet expressed their position. The Turkish Prime Minister will speak today. Yesterday a Turkish military mission arrived in Athens. Turkey has concentrated strong forces at its borders with Bulgaria and Greece and declares that it will resist any attack. - Major General Sir Smith, the chief of staff of the British Supreme Commander in the Middle East, met in Ankara for meetings with the representative of the Turkish Chief of Staff. King Boris of Bulgaria will speak in parliament today. Jn Bulharia was held today for the first time since the beginning of the war air raids. Today, a special meeting of the Yugoslavian cabinet will take place. The Prime Minister arrived in Belgrade this morning from Montenegro. Yesterday, the German and British aircraft were destroyed by the Germans and British pilots. 6 of the British pilot are in safety. In the report of the Ministry of Air Navigation it is said that London had an exceptionally quiet night. - The brit. Sehiff Empress of Britain was sunk by an enemy aircraft. The Admiralty there was, that the ship was fired into fire, after which the people on board were immediately disembarked. The ship flew into the air. So far it is clear that 598 of the 643 persons on board could be rescued. From China it is reported that the Jupanian aircraft bombed the Burmese road again. However, the traffic on the road was not disturbed. The Japanese reported for the second time wrongly that they had destroyed a bridge. From China it is further reported that on orders of a Japanese officer a French ship in the port of Haipong in Jndochina had to clear its cargo from America for Ghina. Further resistance is reported from Holland. All Protestant preachers protest yesterday against the Jewish regulations. Jn Bergen demonstrations gégen Quissling. The police had to be strengthened by the German military, Jn Warsaw is published in spite of the great attention of the Gestapo a newspaper, which strongly opposes the German rule. It is already ž6 Nuanern of this newspaper ergchienen. Zs means in it: not surrendering, means victory. One-on-one people subjugated to the enemies cannot fight with the weapons n in dex hand, it must show through other actions its videestand. Not surrendering, today is the slogan of every Poland. - Today a year ago the Czech people, especially the Pragues, showed to the whole world that it is not willing to give in defenseless to the German pressure. It solemnly demonstrated his desire for a free life. Dr. Prokop Drtine and the Minister for Social Care, Frantisek Nenec, who were still in the middle of you on the Prague streets last year. Dr Drtina: