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

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-- 860 SENDER LONDON /English/: Reuter: In the USA new bombers are to be produced in addition l2.ooo. These are not identical with the l2.ooo machines, which are intended for Englard. Rome claims that the Italian troops have already penetrated into Greece 85 km deep. In "irreality they hardly get beyond S km, Tirana comes after news that Rome can no longer mobilize albrons, because the uprising in Albania is becoming more and more stormy. The British air force in the Middle East has been strengthened, especially the South African Air Force has intervened, as well as Polish and other units. The Italian advance takes too long for the Germans. Berlin tries to paralyze the Greeks by propaganda in the resistance geiat. Therefore the Germans find false news about landing British troops in ürechenland etc. If these should not happen then the Germans will claim that the British have abandoned Greece. This is supposed to bring about a change of mood in Greece, but the facts are different: England has committed itself to providing Greeks with all possible support, and the entire Greek people have decided to resist the intruder and not allow themselves to be subjugated. The final decision will be fought out for all the problems between England and Germany, the attack attack on Greece is only a diversion, the assault on England has not succeeded. But the defeat of Germany is certain, then next spring the whole cast of the USA will be used. Night show: The refurbishing program of the UeA is now totaling 26.ooo plug-ins for England and 47.ooo airplanes for the army of the USA. To England machines, which had been ordered for the american air-weapon, gets the nearest deliveries. Admirel Lord Sheffield ??? uttered itself about questions of the Mediterranean: The brit. Plotte is able to both the ital. To keep the fleet in sight and at the same time to defend Suez and Gibraltar. If the Italian, fleet should come into the waters of the Greek islands, the brit, fleet would have a lot of opportunity to fight against the goose ital. Plotte once. Italy, however, prefers to split the British fleet and thereby weaken the defense of Egypt. Italy's country, however, is already the weakest point in its defence. On the question of Greece, two German statesmen have so far come to terms with it. At first, the Gewihrsmann spoke out for Athens. His explanation was intended for Greek ears. He explained that Germany had no dispute with Greece, that this was the matter of Italy, etc.... Then, the guarantor for Berlin, whose words were determined for the German eureans, declared, of course, that the Zinmarsch in Greece was a joint action of the axis. The conflict would also lead to Germany's attitude to Hungary being subjected to a revision. UsW... -4