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Secret. 157 Prague, 24.10.44. Status of work on the balance position. Up to now Slovak workers recorded 8 - 10.000. Convening of the vintages 19l4 - 24 planned. Recruitment of the Slovak workers to the position work passive, fears about deportation to Germany or military deployment in Hungary. So far, it has been completed: lo - l2 km running through, trenches, 8 - lo km Pz. graves (at the main points), lo00 - 2000 Pz . cover holes, 300 M.G. positions. Up to now, the positional work has been carried out in large and total undisturbed before any enemy action. However, it must be expected with individual raids and sabotage files by gangs. - 25.9.44 the following 4 gang brigades would be loaded into Kiev: I./Brigade China, consisting of Bolshevik Mongols. LI./Griagde Finland, composed of Finns, Estonians and Latvians. III./ Brigade Arabia, composed by English subjects. IV./ Brigadier Australia, composed from English subjects; The brigades are meant to replace the Soviet gangs operating on the Russian Western Front, which are to be deployed in Romania. (Source: Front Intelligence Command 3o5). Czechoslovak Legion Kdr. and Chief of Staff:Hptm. Surovcak, strength: 650 men. The legion developed after the coup from a group of Slovaks and Czechs formed by Adjutants Mudry, who gathered at Cervena Skala during his march from eastern Slovakia on the 3rd - 4th September. Currently deployed in the Horna Turcek area. Armament: 5 Pz.Wagen, 30 Pzs.-Büchsen, 5 Geschütze, (Kal.7,5 em), 5 S.M.G., 9o l.MG. (Czech), M.Pi., rifle guns and egg-hand-gant. Operation: On 2l.9. the legion was used in the section Dol.Turcek - Horna Stubna - Sklene.