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

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8Y6 - 4 17.11.1940: SENDER LONDON /Czech/: Weekly overview in Slovak language: Attack on Taranto, on a guided train in the street of Otranto, at Italian bases in Africa, Italian misconduct in Greece, constant attacks on Germany ... Hitler needs an industrial area that cannot be attacked by the British Air Force. This and the German failure of the re-election of Rossevelt are the reasons for Mo- lotow's visit to Berlin. The result of this visit is not yet known. The Greek army report reports among others: /see under London/: The Italians set the city of Konitsa on fire before they left it. Many Italians were captured again, and many of them were captured. Italian pilots took fire under M.G. fire during an air attack on farmers working in the fields. "The one-off attacks on London were considerably weaker last night than in the previous night. The attacks were especially concentrated on London and the surrounding area. The damage was not great. There were some lightly wounded, but no dead. King George visited the city of Conventry and stayed there for 5 hours. Coming from Port Said some merchant ships entered tstanbul. This nat increases the good impression, which by the brit. A Danish employee of the Sunday Times sees the consequences of the German occupation in Denmark: The Germans are now trying to convince the Danes that the only possibility of a good life for them lies in the victory of Deutschlamds, after the arrival of hunger, misery, disorder and unrest. Germany owes Denmark 1 million ? Danish crowns. Therefore, if England were to win, Germany would not be able to pay this debt. No one is mistaken that even in the reverse case, this debt will not be paid, but will only grow constantly. News that the German radio broadcaster has delivered in the past week, and which have given some thought in England: The former Inspector General of the German police has been called upon to a surveillance post in the army. One wonders: Has a intensified surveillance in the German army proved necessary and if so, why? The German broadcaster reports: A large number of German technicians have now been called to the flight bases in France to replace or repair aircraft engines there. One wonders: Did the German aircraft suffer unexpectedly serious damage in their attacks on England or is this hasty overhaul a rim ~5-