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Division IV Strictly confidential ! Group Broadcasting Only for personal service, radio and light duty use ! În own responsibility 3 il 40. ku destroy ! Prif.-Nr. * /§ 353 c RStGB/ Be r i c h t e of 18 October l940. P2 .67/10.40 SENDER LONDON /Czech/: Russia is still silent about its attitude to the Balkan question. Times reports from Bulgaria that the commander-in-chief of the Red Army is expected to attack the Bessarabia troops. Travelers from Beszarabia report that they have been told by Russian officers that there are constant attacks on troops with tanks of a new type sent to Bessarabia. The Romanian population is bitter about the treatment by the Germans. Posters were placed in Bucharest: "Down with Hitler! High England! All good Romanians wish for British victory!" The evidence fordine increases German agitation in Bulgaria is piled up. A large number of so-called tourists arrived. The seats of the planes to Sofia are overcrowded.- It is said that the Bulgarian Landvirtschaftsminister, who now resides in Germany, will be made full after his return to Prime Ministers.- Molotov received yesterday the Turkish, Japanese and German ambassador. Russian ambassador Maiski in London spoke to the foreigner. The Russian ambassador to Washington spoke with Hull.- The "American Minister of War Stimpson announced that a first group of 3o ooo men will serve in the army in a few weeks. Veitere Goo oOO men will follow in the course of the next monets. More and more reports are coming in from neutral Lünder, which were caused by the British Air Force in Germany. In Berlin several factories were completely or partially destroyed. The main post office is completely burnt out. Some large gas works were severely damaged, at the Lehrter station a sohwer fire raged for several hours. The German transport system is so disordered that travellers from Berlin to the Rhineland need three days instead of ll hours. On the central canal the traffic was interrupted for 5 days. On dëm Dortmundemskanal locks burst. The police plants at Szczecin have been destroyed. Hamburg port - 5 ships sunk, aluminium plants in Bitterfeld must be closed for a long time. E-works in Vestfalen uew. The most severe suffered the invasion ports. On the 6th of September German troops were shoved into the landing but had to return. /Polgen announcement of some appointments in the British fleet../ Eden had several meetings with General Wawel in :gypten.- Tranaport over the Burma road has begun. The first trucks led fuel. On arrival, the drivers declared that there was no incident. /The road is over 2oo km !/ In Waahington, further credit for Englandv is negotiated. New units for the British army arrived in :gypt, which were visited by Eden. Among them are New Zealand, Australian, Cypriot, French and Czech compartments. The teams are well-rounded and work together.- -2-