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

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Division IV Strictly confidential! Group Broadcasting Only for personal radio and light service use! Destroy 1 0 on your own responsibility! IN-INI /§ 353 cRStGB/ .f..... $.a.d B e r i c h t e of l2 December l940. Oh at SENDER MOSKAU /rusSisth/: Budapest; Yesterday in the Hungarian parliament a government proposal was adopted to extend the extraordinary powers to another 4 months without debate. Istambul: A Turkish trade delegation has left for Hungary. Ass.Press: Officially, it was announced that the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland was in Londonk for the purpose of consulting with Churchill. However, it has not been announced what was being discussed.Ass. Press: The Spanish Minister of Agriculture announced that some ships had left Argentina for Spain with wheat and maize. United Press: The Mexican Foreign Minister announced that there have been no casualties in the country's relations with Spain and England, Mexico would like to take the opportunity to establish direct diplomatic relations with Canada ktxxxmxtktkenx. - Canadian Press: Canada's official representatives declare that Canada is seeking to establish such relations in order to establish diplomatic relations with Mexico, it is assumed that Kgnada will agree to this. Ass. Press from Washington: The U.S. government announced that on 3o. December the export of iron ores, cast iron, iron alloys and steel products from the USA will be permitted only after special approval by the government. The export to the countries of the British Empire and the Western hemisphere will be authorized to the extent that this does not affect the armor of the USA. Exports to the rest of the world can only be accepted in pre-war terms. Ass. Press: The regulation is directed in particular against Japan, which has recently bought a lot of these goods in the USA. United Press: Der american. After returning from his inspection trip, the Minister of the Navy declared that he had attended the maneuvers of the Atlantic fleet for two days and had also observed landing operations of the naval forces. He had also taken a flight over the Bahamas Islands. As the Minister announced, he was not on the island of Martinique. 2 -