THE SECRETARY TO THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1908, sig. 109-5/136

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10 II. S.P.D. 1.)Orsanisation The illegal S. P. D. (Sopade) has its headquarters in Prague, where the Fartei chief fled in 1933. In opposition to the K. P, D., the S.p. D . does not have any illegal orga- nization for the whole Reich area. It is only organized locally and in loose Zusanmenhang. Main spreading area in Central Germany. 2.)Propasanda The main meaning of the illegal S.V.D. and the principality lies in the fields of propsgenda. Before the communitarian propagunds, the S.P.D is characterized by a greater sechlichkeit and is therefore particularly effective. Ee komat here to the extent that the soPAbe has numerous co-operations: which formerly in high state offices and the like, tatig varen and therefore have a more cinging knowledge of cahl-rich etaatlich pre-legislators than the comaunies. The main organ of the illegal S.P.D. is the "Sosialictigche Action " which is continuously smuggled into the recirculation area in thousands of copies. In addition, for punctuators, the *information sheets" and the *peatische Nachrichtendienst" are intended.Nominally, a comprehensive German translation report is published in which aingehend reports the situation in Reich. There is no doubt that these reports are read with great interest by the external intelligence services. It is to be used that from here also Celder of the S.P.D. The propaganda described above is a prerequisite for the existence of an external intelligence service of the S.P.t. in the Reich. There is no doubt that the old commercial functions play a more important role here. 2 former district managers of the Metalworkers' Association, disguised as travel agents for bicycle locks and other their old references 29