NĚMECKÉ STÁTNÍ MINISTERSTVO PRO ČECHY A MORAVU, PRAHA (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 776, sig. 110-5/66 Page 98 · 98 of 185
THE GERMAN STATE MINISTRY FOR CHECH AND MORAV, PRAGUE (1906) 1939 - 1945 (1965), inv. 776, sig. 110-5/66
English Translation
wd 8. september 1943 21,50 o'clock to all rpae 72 round statement nr 64 strictly confidential information nr 219/43 (second enlargement) informational is communicated: a.) the event expected by us since weeks has now occurred: italy has capitulated kpput, general eisenhower in the name of englands, the usa and the sowjetunien has set conditions for the ceasefire, which the Italian king and the Italian government have accepted. to this fact is communicated to the times informally: the betrayal of the Italian king and the marshal badoglil ( b a d o g l i e ) does not surprise us. the German Reichsregierung was prepared for this case. the german press will have the next days opportunity to report on this betrayal angumankaturisex argumentatiosnreich. There is nothing to be said about it at the moment, a short report will be issued in the course of the evening about dnb, which informs the facts and which, in all probability, will also be reported on how the German rich government will be able to deal with these facts. Since this message will be received quite late with the lines of writing, it will be appropriate to publish it between two bars as the last message on page 1 in large script without comment. a presentation of this message is unaware for all the times that come out today, as the reader otherwise expects a comment on this. Tomorrow, the times about the betrayal of the Italian king and the marshal badoglio at the Italian volke will receive further details and instructions for their own comments. also about the resistance of the foreign Italians against the orphans will be communicated tomorrow to the times neareres. to the information can finally be said that at present English-American landing manoeuvrings are in progress in neapel. i.a. gez. s o m e r tin Jryang.