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

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2 158 A communiqué from Cairo reports that the operations around Casalla are continuing. British troops yesterday caused considerable losses to the enemy, but suffered only small losses. The artillery bombed enemy camps very successfully yesterday. Fires broke out in petrol and food camps. It was officially announced to London today that 6žoo civilians were killed in October by the enemy air raids in England and 87oo were so badly wounded that they had to be taken to the hospital. The figures fell towards September. In September 7ooo civilians was killed and lo.Soo wounded. Brit. Warships shot down 3 German planes yesterday and inflicted serious damage to 2 more machines, these machines attempted an attack on a escort train. These shot down machines are not included in the number of 26 machines shot down yesterday. Admiralty announces that not a single ship of this convoy was lost, even if 2 of the ships were damaged. The German claim that 5 of the vessels, which were then increased to 7 were sunk, is completely out of the air. Today the devtsche and the ital led. Air Force only few attacks on England through, Only a small number of individually flying aircraft approached the coast today. A German plane was shot down near the southeast coast into the sea. Also the last night went a little quieter. All enemy attacks stopped already after 9 o'clock in the evening. On this evening the enemy resumed its air activity again. After a conference with Hull, the Australian envoy in Washington announced that the discussions on the problems of the Southern Pacific would resume between the US, England and Australia as soon as the British ambassador to the United States, Lord Lothian, returned to the U.S.A. 01 Churchill gand today in the House of Commons, admiring words on the memory of Vhamberlain: It was Chamberlain's fate that in one of the most terrible crises in world history he was punished with lies of events, deceived in his hopes, and deceived by a primordial man. What were dicce hopes and desires whose fulfillment was prevented? His love for peace was certainly one of the most noble and human feelings of the human heart. He lived and worked for peace, for the attainment and preservation of peace, regardless of the danger and in complete disregard for his popu larity or public applause. What history will say about these terrible years, we can certainly say that he has dealt in perfect harmony with the laws he has followed. He has tried with all his abilities and with all of his authority, and this was not small to save the world from the terrible and devastating struggle in which we are now. Hitler screams with ferocious anger and fear that he has always wanted peace. What do these frenzy mean before Chamberlain's grave is seen? Even if there are other difficulties ahead of us, it is clear that we are united and with a firm heart going towards it. Chamberlain looked forward to his death with a calm eye. His only grief was that he would not see our victory any more, but I think he died in the comforting awareness that his country has brought the worst. -3