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Division IV Strictly confidential! Group Broadcasting Only for personal radio and light service use! Destroy in own responsibility to 0/1/H6L! Prilf. - Nr. /§ 353 c RStGB/. 000 01 Reports of 19 December 1940. Onneler SENDER MOSCOU /ruBeisch/ Romanian Prime Minister Antonescu has provisionally taken over the leadership of the Foreign Ministry. Bucharest's newspapers report that Antonescu has signed a decree prohibiting the export of flour, bread, any kind of grain and greypeas, peas, sugar, alcohol, coffee, chocolate, cocoa, preserves of gemiise, nuts, etc. The Stefani agency announces the conclusion of an Italian-Swedish Hendel Agreement. The Swiss general staff announces that during the night of ? Dozember the Swiss territory was flown over again several times by foreign aircraft. In some places the Swiss Flak opened the fire. Havas: Laval went to Faris. Reuter: The deputy of the brit. Foreign Ministerdeee, Butler, stated in response to a question about the English-Spene Bezuk, that the British government had given a reply to its protest, but had raised a new ener ical idea with the Spanish government. The Spanish Foreign Minister had the British Foreign Minister. Ambassador in Madrid assures that no permanent fortifications will be established in the international zone of Tangier. The Marine Commission of the USA geb bekanat that l6 old American cargo ships were bought to England for the amount of 3,295.ooo dollars. Hull stated that the American ambassador in Italy will soon return to Rome. The statement zejgt, that the State Department apparently changed its intentions, since the ambassador asked for his release some time ago. Hull also declared on the trip of the american. Geschliftträger in Vichy to Africa that he would inspigate the American Consulates. Hully denied that he was aware of the visit of the business owner to de Gaulle. SENDER LONDON /English/: Communiqué from Cairo: The British vanguards, who managed to stop numerically superior enemy forces at Bardia, are now continuously strengthened. The situation of the remnants, the Italian armed forces, which were solamed in this section, can now be described as extremely critical. The number of prisoners is growing 2