English Translation

7s - 70 - 12. T a r k e i In Turkey, several large or small groups of Czech refugees appeared in Istanbul, who were transported from here either to Syria or to Marseilles, mostly volunteers for the Czech Legion in France. They were equipped with papers in Yugoslavia and supervised by the Yugoslav Consulate General in Istanbul. A hotel belonging to the Czech K o h o u t in Pera is a collection place of illegal Czech foreign activities, but it is precisely in these circles that a strong opposition against Beneš should be noted. The owner of the hotel of the same name N o v o t n ý is extremely hostile to German; its porter is connected with the Turkish secret police, -