Frederick Voigt to W. P. Crozier.
Location: London.
The executions in Madrid are nearer to the figure of 50,000 than the 10,000 he had previously obtained; there is also terror in Valencia. The government is unable to stop either. The balloon barrage will be approximately 30,000 feet high; on 31 December the BBC announced that it was ready. Sir Eric Phipps told the FO that 60,000 Germans will not be going to Spain, as Hitler was listening to his generals. He expands on the subject, saying that it was in Germany's interests for Germany to extend the conflict. He proceeds to discuss Russia, whom he distrusts. He talks of the risk of war and of British attitudes. He adds a postscript that his friend Radek is in danger, and includes comments on the conflict by a friend of his in Spain.