STÁTNÍ TAJEMNÍK U ŘÍŠSKÉHO PROTEKTORA V ČECHÁCH A NA MORAVĚ, PRAHA, inv. 643, sig. 109-4/391 Page 60 · 60 of 122
STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 643, sig. 109-4/391
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or or98 - 10 -4- because then it would come to eibem Chsos and the Germans were forced to occupy the whole of France. However, the German army is no longer enough. Dr. Heinrich Grüber, one of the most important German geiotal leaders, was sent to the concentration camp in Sachsenhausen. So far, l7o ital, liegezeuge were destroyed in Libya. Graziani explained in his report to the Duce that the defeat of the Jtaliens should be attributed to the impossibility of the Italian hunters to ascend. Christmas message of Bruce Lockhardt to the cschech, Volkt " Jch bin f oh, to the tschech to be able to convey my greetings again to the people, Jn to all your hearts stands this time the wish that Jhr can celebrate the next Christmas again united in your own free Lend etc. ... Christmas message from the Norwegian Foreign Minister to the Czech people: The struggle for freedom, the fate and the suffering of the Czech People, have always awakened the greatest sympathy of my compatriots and now that fate has become a victim of the same brutality, compassion has deepened. Freedom will not be achieved in a day and a lonat, but we will win with the help of our great British allies and renew freedom.The political assembly of our two countries had a lot of common we therefore feel united. Also the trade relations between us were always ree, as well as the cultural relations. The universities of Oslo and Prague have exchanged books. The joint work for our future will strengthen our bonds of friendship. President Benesch's Christmas message to his people! " Citizen of Czechoslovakia, dear friends! Jn the CSk it was always customary that on Christmas evening the president addressed the Czech people with a Christmas message of peace. In the year Ig37 this was the last time. At that time Jch called all peoples for the salvation of peace. Jch hoped that this would happen. But this did not succeed. The Nazi gangsters unleashed a new European war in the year l938. Because the events of Munich were already war. We celebrated already l938 a war christmas. It was our worst Christmas celebration. The celebration of the previous year was already more hopeful and this year's celebration is again joyful for you! I know that Jhr is suffering, but this year Christmas is already celebrating Jhr with the hope of the future, the faith and the awareness that it will be better. Today we have again our state, the army .... (disturbation) The hour of retribution is drawing near. The German dictatorship will be defeated. There will be terrible consequences for those adventurers who help and serve this dictatorship. His war will win the greatest power that has dominion over the seas. These are England and the USA. Do not believe the Nazi newsman that the Brit. Fleet can be hit hard and that this could also affect the war situation. These are lies and despaired attempts of the Nazis to let the German people believe in victory and to intimidate you. -5 -