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

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English Translation

- 4 - 148 New York Times: The government of Chile intends to buy some submarines in the USA to replace the submarines bought in England many years ago. This purchase is to be provided in the plan of land defense, after also cruisers and destroyers are bought. New York Herald Tribune: It is said that Argentina is very uncertain about the planned construction of military bases in Uruguay. Well-informed personalities explain that Argentina will be forced to completely change its defence plan by the creation of these bases. They also declare that in this case the military balance of forces in the southern part of the Atlantic Ocean will be radically annoyed. Ags. Press: The Nicaraguan government has established that the war minister has a private weapons camp. The minister has resigned at the request of the president. The new Japanese ambassador has arrived in Brazil. Reuter: In London there are no confirmations of the notification that an agreement on oil supplies has been reached between the Netherlands-India and Japan. According to well-informed circles, it is not ruled out that such an agreement has actually been concluded. Ass. Press: Siamese troops are supposed to be in a border village in French. Indochina invaded, however, were expelled by Indkhinese troops. There were some wounded. Ass. Press: An American military transport ship has arrived in Shanghai. Rumours are being heard that all americ. sailors xink from Shanghai are to be evacuated. American officers argue this rumor and declare that only lso people are to leave the city and that they are to be completely replaced by others. A Japanese news agency reports that today about loo Americans have left the Far East. Tschunking: A Chinese newspaper announces that the English authorities in Burma have begun to convene the army and take strict measures against espionage. SENDER LONDON /English/: Attacks of the British Air Force during the last night: Berlin was attacked again. The attacks concentrated on railway stations and railway facilities. The Stettin station was bombed and the brit, machines left the object only when the whole attack area was in flames. In addition, an explosion was seen at the Silesian station building. Furthermore, an attack was carried out: a parking place outside the station and between Lehrter Bahnhof and Puutlitz-Strasse Güterbahnhof and railway facilities in Tempelhof and the Nordbahn. Other objects were a power plant in Wilmersdorf and a power station in Chärlottenburg. In Hamburg, explosions could be observed in the target area l5. In Bremen, a aircraft factory with bombs -5×-