STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 645, sig. 109-4/393

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-4- 78 reports of October 2nd l94o. Lo n d o n- deutsch. The Germans are very proud of their new machine, the Ju 68. This is a curious mixture of light bombers, fall fighter bombers and heavy bombers which, however, only unites the bad characteristics of 3 types. We know that the German juniors are feverishly working to bring out a new and better type, with which it would be possible to achieve the rule in the air after all. But don't give yourself any false hopes. You will never catch up with the lead that our Spitfires, Hurricanes etc. will hold and which will be extended by our more new types. The newspaper Economist reports: If you walk through the streets of Lissa bons, you can see in the shop windows almost only more goods from England, which have almost completely displaced the goods from Germany. It is no longer the same as before, because you were used to hitting everywhere on German goods. Fine paper, sugar, chocolate, celluloid articles now come from England and many other goods too. Also in the field of heavy industry England continues to prevail. Additional deliveries come from the US. Germany and the Jndustrie of the occupied countries have been completely suppressed.- Tomorrow is the anniversary of the battle of Trafalgar. /A letter from Nelson from the years l8o4 is quoted, in which he writes about the fighting spirit of the English ..../ The English consider themselves to be worthy disciples of Nelson. L o n d o n - Czech. The students held anti-national socialist rallies in Norway and were not intimidated by warnings and threats of the closure of the University of Oslo. Quisling's headquarters had to be strengthened. The rallages take on a more determined character, the more Germans are looking for new repressive measures. The Pölizei can no longer be the master of the situation. German soldiers had to be ordered to strengthen Quisling's bodyguard. Every night it comates to clashes, with many Norwegians already being killed. Also, arrests are made every night. Some night people are arrested up to So. Jn Vichy became aware that there were numerous sabotage files on a car park in a Paris suburb filled with German military cars and armored cars. - According to reports that arrived in New York, sabotaging files occur in munitions factories and power stations. Machines are damaged, products spoiled. The engines are made unfit for operation and the car tires are cut. In the streets, wounded German officers are often found. Jn munitions factories are caused by explosions of major damage. Resistance to the Vichy government is growing. It is generally said that there will be an open stir as soon as only England attacks. From Belgrade news arrives, according to which Germany has already won the first of its cheap triumphs. It states that due Yugoslavian government under strong German pressure signs an additional protocol to the German-Yugoslav trade agreement - 5 -