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

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13y - 4 - on the attitude of the USA. When asked whether these deliveries were made with the agreement of the US, Welles explained that the US had still argued against it. However, the government would maintain the control of the larger companies. United Press: The authorities of Martinique have published a communiqué in which it is said that they will continue to comply with the orders of the government in Vichy. Ass.Press: The American Marine Minister Nocks announced that the minimum age for entry into the Navy will be reduced from l8 to 17 years. Ace.Press from Washington: The US Department of War has been in charge since 1. In addition to the usual orders, the Marine Ministry has awarded orders for more than $4 1/2 billion. Of the l6 million dollars approved by the Congress for National Defense, more than $1 billion have already been awarded. New-York Times: U.S. Labour Minister stated that more than 6 million unemployed people would be hired to fulfil the armaments program. The newspaper Economist refutes this prophecy in an article, declaring that production can be greatly increased by rational work, with relatively small increases in working hours. The number of employed workers has increased by less than 1 million in the last 2 months. Septembery was 9.76l.ooo in the USA compared with lo.2l5.oOO in August. United Press: A new American hunting squadron from San Francisko to the Philippines is about to arrive. L o n d o n - English. Attacks of the past night: The main attacks were directed at oil refineries near Gelsenkirchen, railways and bridges in West Germany, Jndustrie in the Ruhr region, Hamm, Lorian, airfields in the occupied area. All machines returned from the attack. This morning gunfire on Cape Grinez. The new appointments in Brit. Luftwaffe and the formation of the new "Army Liaison Command" show that England is not afraid to learn from its enemies and learn lessons from German successes. American Foreign Minister Stimpson: To the workers' associations! The USA is facing the greatest crisis in its history. The freedom of the trade unions is a basis for the heroic defense of England. The democratic conviction of America is based on the belief that free people produce more and better goods than subjugated or unwilling workers. This conviction would be tested in the fire's most severe experience and has proven itself in the test of England, where people gave their last to resist the fearsome angrifias, where men have more than ever done to turn the Jnsel into a - 5 -