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

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219 -9 - roof observers were set up. Demonstrations against Quissling were reported from Norway. There were riots in Bergen a few days ago, when Quiszling held a rally there. The Sasl, in which he spoke, was empty, but the crowd gathered in front of the house and was scattered by the police. The Germans took strict measures, as well as in Oslo. The fishermen must also obtain special permits to leave the city without special permission. During the forgotten night, the British Air Force took action against Szczecin, Leune, Cologne, Hamburg, Cuxhaven, Duisburg, Celle, Bremen, Antwerp, Čalais, Vlissingen. Rur did not return a machine. The Brandenburg Motor Works near Berlin, a power plant in Moabit, the station in Puttlitzerstrasse and the Lehrter Bahnhof were bombed. The new commander of the RAF will take up his post this week. He has been leading the air raids against Germany so far. He comes to the command at a time when Churchill declared that England would gain control in the air in 194l. The British air offensive makes a deep impression on the German population. More and more German businessmen travel to Sweden for no good reason and openly declare that they want to eat and sleep properly. The evacuation of children to Switzerland was planned, but the traffic difficulties caused by the brit. Luftangiiffe has prevented this plan from being carried out. Units of the Namburg fire brigade, which have special experiences in extinguishing, have been sent to the Romanian oil areas. Roosevelt explained in a letter to Colonel Nocks: The American fleet will deter all states who want to transplant the principle of dictatorship to the western half-lugel. -....- 80001