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

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- 3 - The British Admiralty announces: The German propaganda reports that one of our escorts was attacked and denied by warships. The fact is that a number of ships were able to attract the attack by successful escape. Further details cannot be given because of the ordered radio silence. - On the other hand, one of our submarines has sunk 2 German trosships. In addition, 2 Junkers-Sturz-kampfbomber were shot down by a British warship as well as other l5 Stukas by hunters in an attack on British escorts. One of our warships suffered slight damage, a commercial steamer was sunk and a l2.oot steamer has been damaged. Destroyer shot down a Ju 88, some men of the crew were injured by bomb fragments. Roosevelt's promise to send half of the US's war production to England has been the German and Italian. Propaganda moves to undertake a wretched campaign, they claim that the US will never be able to produce the war material in sufficient quantities and to bring it to England. - It is probably true that the German submarines have again taken up increased activity. Churchill also admits this in his last speech and yet England still has the same tonnage as it did at the beginning of the crisis, and many neutral ships are under British control. Food supplies are secured. German claims about the effects of the blockade are only dreaming. Many new warships and Franhtvaper are now being put into service. England is capable of causing even greater losses without jeopardizing its supplies. The fact that there is no prospect of an early end to the war and England is becoming stronger is concealed from the German propaganda. Hitler's speech shows the fact that he is at least at least a few years old. For the moment, he is forced to give up every peace offensive. His visit to Franco and Petain was intended to be an attempt at this peace offensive, and with his speech Hitler wanted to destroy the impression that he had had had such a peace action in mind. He himself admitted that the German people wanted peace at last. He had to make this concession at the same time as the British bombs fell down on the Munich-Bräukeller. The English people know very well who will collapse, it won't be England. Jn Holland will ration all food. JN Denmark has a shortage of fuel, schools will be closed. Yn Poland will increase tram fares in Warsaw. Only Nazis receive a tariff reduction. Warsaw rowing clubs were dissolved, only a small part of the Vistula River was released for bathing for the Poles. It was announced that the brunch of the Germans in Poland was guaranteed, no one cared for the Poland. Jn France put the German soldiers over the hamster offer, despite the threat of punishment. Potatoes are requisitioned, in hunger revolts in Paris some people were killed. 10.11.1940. L o n d o n - English. Necrologue for Chamberlain ... The world connected its name above all with the events of September l938. At that time the 7-year-old prime minister undertook three plane journeys. These were a convincing - 4 -