STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 643, sig. 109-4/391

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6k -3 - General Rudolf Vjest speaks: Expensive compatriots. Today we stand in a hard camp. We fight for the victory of peace for all people of good will..... Do not deceive you, the Slovaks have remained faithful to you and to themselves and know that this new year will bring us closer to victory. They are working with us to achieve the victory of the truth. L o n d o n - German. So far Marshal Pétain has steadfastly rejected the German demands concerning the free march of the German troops nech Jtalia and the Mediterranean ports and also demand the extradition of the French military fleet. Petain also refused to raise Laval again into the government and to exclude other ministers from his government, who are not acceptable to the Germans. ..... Lo n d o n - Czech. A corporal ( Desatnik )y of the Czech army in England speaks: "At home we must not think that we have eaten you at Christmas. Our soldiers, the fathers of our Czech children, stand in front of the shops and in spirit seek out gifts for the children in the homeland, Jhr must Eueh realize the wishes, your fathers will fulfill them to you after returning home. We have lost a lot in the fights in France, but nothing of what we have received from you....... Monsignor Šramek speaks a message to the people of Tachech: "Our most beautiful Christmas song begins with the Vorten" sleep, Jesus child, sleep .. etc. From these words of the song Jhr shall hear at home and overseas, our soldiers and pilots in this time of need and death the comfort of the Christmas message! ... After this war, which has provoked hatred and envy, all peoples will become poor. But the feeling of Christian communion and charity should not fade in your hearts. ....... Your newspapers may not be honorable to your own newspapers. The voice of Christmas carols listens to the voice of the Christmas choirs in the churches. They will bring you comfort .... Jch wish book to all happy days for Christmas and that Jhr may enter the New Year manly! 24.12.1940. L o n d o n - tachechisch. Jn vriechenland reigns About the capture of Chimare great jubilation. The bells are ringing for three days, flagging is arranged. *. The London parliament building has already been attacked three times by German planes. Fortunately, however, only the part from the l9th century was damaged. Yesterday's Churchill's message to the Italian people finds strong appeal in the United States. It is said that this is a final appeal to Jtalien to reason ... New York Times calls the speech one of the greatest documents of this war. From Berne it is reported that Petain continues to refuse to accept Leval into the government. New-York Times has threatened that he's worth the same as he'd say to take lavals. In Berlin, you know very well what this would mean, 4