STATE SECRETARY FOR THE RUSSIAN PROTECTOR IN THINGS AND IN MORAVA, PRAGUE, inv. 1776, sig. 109-5/4

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-7- were taken through the city of London to a nearby airfield and had to board a four-engine English bomber. All their equipment including citizen legitimization, plus an ampoule with poison, which had given them English officers with the order to poison themselves in the event of arrest, they led with them. Each of them had also received a larger amount of money. Czech captain SUSR passed the individual groups. About 4 hours after the take-off, the agents were informed by the aircraft crew that due to poor ground vision a jump could not take place. The plane returned to its departure port. The second take-off took place on 27.4.42 at the same time. Now the crew captain SUSR brought a 7th man to the plane with the remark that he also wanted to fly with him. The man carried a small suitcase with him, which was attached to a load parachute. After the take-up the flight went into the protectorate smoothly. It was a bright moon night. The plane was not shot at nor were German night fighters observed. The jump took place around 2 1/2 o'clock. The plane had circled the landing site twice and had gone down to 180 meters. The two groups of three gathered together and, according to instructions, set aside equipment etc. by burying them. The 7th agent, who had come to them shortly before the departure in London, left immediately without luggage, allegedly to go to Prague. The two arrests and the third man of their group started in two places over the next few days according to the instructions given to them in England. A third place could no longer be started, since meanwhile their arrest took place. The interrogations are still ongoing.