English Translation

- 63 In addition to various press products, a permanent radio interception service was also set up, which appeared to monitor various Central European broadcasters on behalf of French authorities, and Czech radio broadcasts were also put together in France. The department also had the task of handling the Czechs abroad in a propagandistic way, which are still outside the defence struggle. 3.)The foreign department under the direction of Dr. Stefan O s u s k y 's was limited in his work to the diplomatic representation of the interests of the Czechoslovak National Committee at the official offices of France and the other countries and had his seat in the Czecho-Slovak embassy in Paris. 4.)The Social Department under Dr. S 1 a v í k worked on the social issues connected with the Czech, Slovak and Sudeten German economies, as well as the defence struggle. The National Committee had its seat in the Avenue de la Bourdonnais 50, an office building with 58 working spaces. According to the findings so far, about 95 people were employed in the house. Through timely evacuation, most of the politically valuable documents, especially references to persons in the Protectorate, have been removed and are likely to be partially in unoccupied France at the time. Seven large boxes were found, sealed by the French military attaché in Bucharest and addressed to the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris. In the boxes were two new complete Artil lerie observation stations, manufactured by the company Srb & Štys in Prague. 5.)The special department of the military administration was located in the adjacent building Avenue de la Bourdonnais 52 and was under the direction of General Sergej I n g r . The building comprised 36 offices and had been carefully cleaned out. In the house the second section of the Czech military administration (defence department) was subordinated.