STATE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1795, sig. 109-5/23

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A 34 25 Answer: "I don't know how to get a precise picture. I think the former system would be good." Berlin: The assumption that with the outbreak of war the workers would defend themselves more strongly against the reduction of wages has so far turned out to be erroneously heraús. Everyone is rather happy when he reaches to be classified as indispensable. In addition, as an armament worker, he still has better training than the other workers. At the moment, there is only one slogan: "Don't go to the West Front!" Everyone is afraid of it. Even the cases are increasing where workers volunteer to join the country's defenders because they hope to be able to spend the war as a field police in Poland. 6) The Propaganda War Right at the beginning of the war, listening to foreign radio stations was put under punishment. (Zuchthaus-, in easier cases prison sentences). The distribution of such received news was threatened with breeding punishment, in severe cases with death penalty. Nevertheless, the foreign broadcasts are intercepted. We are told about this: Southwest Germany, 1. Report: The strict ban on listening to foreign channels is only observed in the least cases. Thus, it was observed perfectly. that the Swiss channels are listening to during lunchtime. I come to many people who trust me because of our years of acquaintance. These often tell me that they had heard this and that from certain sources and that, as I also hear from the listeners, I can always see that these news of the people "from certain sources" always comes from the foreign channels. I naturally accept these messages as real news and beware of making me realize that I know their source. However, you have to be extremely careful with listening to the foreign channels, because there are nightbars who want to trick you. We also have such a lum- pen in the neighborhood, of which the population says that he is employed by the police. Last week, the lad once again hung up in a neighboring courtyard and then it happened to him that he got the contents of a night pot upside down. The lad disappeared.