THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1746, sig. 109-4/1501

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133 - 3. The USA also has the right, under British control, to extend the Port Royal dock to Jamaica. This will then be used jointly by the fleets of both countries. As reported by the agency Stefani, besides Ciano and Suñer, King Boris of Bulgaria also paid Hitler a visit. The American public is outraged at the ruthless German bombing of Coventry. St. Louis Globe Democrat: The attack is the most ruthless example of Hitler's arbitrary warfare. This act can only be compared to the inhumane murder of the Belgian refugees and the murderous spectacle of Warsaw. The attack is proof that German warfare has robbed the last remnant of humanity of the modern war. B u k a r e s t - Romanian. Antonescu reported to the Council of Ministers on the outcome of his visit to Rome and his discussions. By reopening a trial Jorga contra Codreanu was found to have been unjustly accused and convicted of Codreanu at that time.... In the course of this week, a Romanian delegation will leave for Moscow to conduct economic negotiations with the Russian authorities. American newspapers Christian Science Monitor emphasizes that at present one million seven-citizens are under foreign rule. (Otherwise only internal news about aid to earthquake refugees isw... politically unimportant!) Moska u-Russian. The Portuguese Prime Minister received yesterday the British Ambassador for USA, Lord Lothian, who is going to New York today. Rapporteur of the Ass.Press reports from Gibraltar that the USA intends to send a cruiser and two destroyers to protect the americ. Jnteressen to Tangier! A Danish newspaper reports that a number of higher German police officers have arrived in Denmark. Ass, Press: Spain has cancelled all import and export permits in traffic with England.! The amerik. Under-Secretary of State Summer Welles denied the news that the U.S. and England are allegedly putting pressure on Siam to force this country into a mutual aid pact. From Tokyo: The incidents are repeated that Siamese planes fly over the territory of Jndochina. There are also constantly reports of larger mass clashes. From Shanghai: The former Governor General of Franz. Jndochina, who joined De Gaulle, left from Singapore to Burma. It is assumed that this is related to the British preparations for war in the Far East. ----