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

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Prague, 21 November 1939. r............). Group Strictly Confidential ! a Kullurpolitifche Angemegeitert. inlische Rundfundungen. Sender: Londén National Time: 8:45 p.m. Sprachet Czech Reception: Disturbed. This morning, in the vicinity of the British box, a deutical plane was seen from an English Masohine who had climbed up to his pursuit. Also übey Scotland were spotted German planes. In the last week at least 20 German planes were shot down by the English air defense and English Laschins, without the own flying weapon having suffered any losses. Chamberlain spoke today in the English town of Unterhaas. He said that the minefields, which had been set up and held by Germans, had so far fallen victim to ungodly 1 0 steamers. The English government would not continue to watch this criminal activity inactively. In order to cover the resulting damage, England was seized by German assets and ships with export goods from Germany wherever this would be necessary. Germany had broken the Hague Convention, which it recently committed itself to complying with. Already with the sinking of the "Athenia" eg sein reckless warfare had initiated at sea. By the methods of Germany now England is forced to answer with similar hethodes. In this regard decisions would be given sooner or later. While Chamberlain was still speaking, the news came that a Japanese steamer of 12.0o0 t dee had become the victim of a German drift mine. In Preg high Ss officers arrived. Day and night the streets of the city are searched for suspects and they are transported to concentration camps. The capital of the Protectorate was occupied by 20,000 Man Ss. Foreign journalists are not allowed to enter the protectorate without a special permission of the propaganda ministry in Berlin. It states that Frhr. The many arrests and shootings were able to break the courage of the Tachechian students in vain. In a manifesto they were asked to continue to persevere. As reported by the Dutch newspaper "Het Volk", the Czechs keep in spite of all the admirable Lisziplin. All the students who have now been released from prison showed traces