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

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914 -4 - Hitler has assured himself of the commitment of the Vichyr gation, but there is no indication that Spain is also willing to participate, nor is it certain that the French government will be able to force the French Nolonial Empire to participate actively in a campaign alongside Germany. De Gaulle, the leader of all free Frenchmen, declared today at 12.30 p.m. in Leopold-Ville in Belgium-Congo: The Vichy government must in the future be denied any legal basis. He will take over all powers provi- ously until the formation of a new government The regulations of his headquarters have legal force. In the name of all free pranzoses, he takes the vow to continue the struggle, which he has defeated in Germany. He undertakes to defend all his actions from a responsible body as soon as it will be possible for the French people to express their free will. Jn Franz.-Africa has firmly established the movement of the free French. Belgscih-Kongo and Franz.-Aquatorial-Africa and Cameroon fight alongside de Gaulle, it is assumed that Hitler's new plan in the Mediterranean will also fail. Provisional communiqué / Jn of the last night was again attacked Berlin, as well as oil tanks in Germany and in the occupied area, docks and sohiffe, ports on the canal coast, torpedo ships on the Norwegian coast. Power plants in Brest would be successfully attacked. Jn the Nordsec shot down a German seaplane, two British aircraft returned nieht. Jtal, bases at Sidi Barani and Tru pentransporte were attacked The Greek government denied the news of the attack of Greek troops of ider Preischärler on an Italian post on the border of Albania. Jn Rome is very serious about the revival of the agitation, The Greek platter has run out to day and after maneuvers, The air connection between Brindisi and Athens was stopped by the Jtalians without any explanation from Rome for it. The German attacks of the last night were directed against Lond n and the Middleland Towns. Damage to buildings and some injured persons, two German bombers were shot down. M o s k a u - russian. The Moscow press brings a message from the TAss: "Japanese times brought a message that on 26.lo. a future of the Japanese ambassador with Stalin took place solite. The TAss is authorised to declare that this communication does not reflect the facts. Otherwise, the newspapers bring news about the situation in France and the return of Petain and Laval to Vichx... that the German authorities are negotiating with French textile companies about the resumption of the operation ... News about the course of the negotiations between Japen and Niederl.- Jndien on oil supplies ... evacuation of american citizens from the Far East .. reorganization of the American Air Force and american aid. to England .. News that the Chinese have begun an offensive ... News section: Chinese dockers on the north-east coast of England are on strike for unfulfilled wage demands ..... -5 -