STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 2046, sig. 109-7/53

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60 26.10.1240 3. These people, too, were quiet, who had lost their homes and property.They are all temporarily housed in institutions by government, where they only have to wait one to two days for the instruction of a new apartment.They will see with money and ladders.These people are not enthusiastic or happy, but not desperate.They're brave workers' wives and mothers. Perhaps for the first time in their lives they don't have to go to work at the Vormittelg. An English journalist lost his only son in the air fight. Although I know him well, he himself did not say anything about it, third people told me. The English people are used to a seafaring people, but they don't wear it if they want to order him xxix.The Germans will not succeed in breaking the spirit of this people.The war year has made the English people /unified and steel hard.It was never as united as it is now!! The German protectors have banned all celebrations of October 28 in the CSR.All Czechs in Prague and the province will remember this day in silence, but we and our army will celebrate it. Our army will listen to an army order and be loyal to it, and many will accept the Order of Civil War for the fights in France.Then a march will follow to the camp's arrivals. Evengelian, Catholic and Jewish services will be held. As usual, the president will receive the commanders of the army and the Luftwaffe and other personalities in audience.Brit.kunfunk Broadcasting will dedicate our commemoration day to two broadcasts, a concert with Libuša, which was usually performed on the evening before the 28th of October. Now it is forbidden by the Germans. The British Radio will bring a radio play entitled "The Struggle of the Csl.Volkes".Authors are John Minchely (?) and Josef ?. - Today it was announced that Petain agreed to Hitler's proposals.The means for carrying out the so-called reorder will be agreed later. In this way, Hitler intends to overlay the whole world and the USA with the finished fact,or to force France to fight against England before America can effectively provide help to England.The French government has taken its decision despite the fact that England and the US have left no doubt about their attitude. The English King George sent a message to Petain that he would never give up faith in the final victory of England, in which France will also be involved.The English government has already declared a few days ago that it would take appropriate steps if the French government were to take the necessary measures. Roosevelt also left no doubt about helping England, and Hull stated in a comment that Roosevelt's remarks had referred particularly to the western French possessions.A further explanation of Hull is expected.It is assumed that he will explain that the German hopes for peace are doomed to failure by mediation from the US. fortely ang folgl