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.d.d. Strictly confidential . /612.040. Foreign-Hell-memitations No. 1 22. II,1940. HAVAS: IRGENDWO IN FRANCE: Stephen Osusky, Czechoslovak Minister in Paris and member of the Czechoslowak National Committee has gone to the training camp of Czech army in southern France. Accompanied by the Prefect and Sousprefect of the department, the commanding Heneral of the region, the deputy LA COUR GRAND-MAISSON, member of the Military Commission of the House of Deputies, OSUSkY visited the camp under the leadership of the Czech General VIEST and French generals. He then handed over a standard to the first Czech division's honorary compagnie as a souvenir of the former French front fighters to their comrades. At lunch, which followed, the MP expressed the firm belief in a near and better future in which Czechoslovakia will be free again. The Prefect brought in a reminder that 25 years ago he attended Cognac as captain of a flag to the first Czech regiment. Then OSusKY praised the feelings of the Czechoslovak soldiers to France and the Allies in a speech in French and Slovak. REUTER : STOCKHOLM : The correspondent of AFTONBLANET in Moscow reports that the naval commissioner KUZNETzoV has left for Musmansk by plane. The correspondent adds that the entire Red Fleet in the Arctic Ocean is prepared for action. He goes on to say that in Moscow there is concern about the sudden appearance of English naval forces in the vicinity of PETsAMo, although it is not believed that English warships will carry out operations against Russia. It is assumed in Moscow that the English war ships have the purpose of obstructing the German-Russian pendel over Murmansk. Ru.