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

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Py - 4 - The British ambassador to Vashington Lothia arrived in Lisbon today to travel to London. He refused any interview and only explained that he was travelling to London for meetings with the government. The fortification work on the newly acquired US bases is being carried out at a faster pace than planned.- A Japanese steamer was detained and searched by the English authorities on the Bermuda islands.- In Greece, the news is denied that there is a government crisis o ll. Nor did it correspond to the facts that King George gave up the throne to the heir to the throne Paul. Sen-London: Réosevelt received today a ddegation of the Americans cschechosl. of origin. He explained that all the small peoples who now have lost their freedom must regain them after the war.- They propose to Franz Eher Verlag to publish an English book. It is the chronicle of Jean Frossard, who describes 4the invasion in the year l386 in England.- SENDER NOSKAU /deutSCh/: The Russian press, except for the reports from the war scene, brings 1x news from the Usa about reinforced armor, about the convocation of the first servants, news about the opening of Burmastrasse, departure of the Americas. The Romanian newspaper Universul reports on the tremendous increase in teaching in Romania. For example, bread became more expensive by 12%, soap by 18%, tea by 310%, medication by zoo%. The newspaper notes that this was a direct consequence of the war, but that there was no such famine in any state, not even in the countries that are now at war for over a year.- The American newspaper American Mszkanixt Machinist explains:Although no official details on the aircraft types under construction have yet been published, it can be learned from the unofficial side that 19 oóo aircraft are intended to be used. Of these, 956o will be combat aircraft and 932o other plug-ins.- New York Times reports from Rio de Janeiro: The Brazilian foreign miniater denied the news that negotiations are being conducted between Brazil and the USA on the creation of American naval bases in Brazil. This would contradict the decisions of the Pan-American Conference. There is no reason to offer such bases to any country of the Americas, since in the event that any of these countries would be invaded, all countries of the Smeric continent would unite to defend themselves.- United Press: Columbia claims to be the coconut islands belonging to Kosta rica. The latter offered them to lease to the US so that they could build bases there to defend the Pacific side of the Panama Canal.- United Press: The Japanese are buying up in the Philippines the essential supplies of iron and blast blast, as the American export ban does not apply to the Philippines.