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Don't forget to meet at my place! Aye!

A pint, please!

This is a special meeting called

to discuss the increase in incidents of silicosis in this area.

Recently, our secretary Chris attended a delegate conference

at which this matter was discussed.

I will now call upon Chris to give his report. Chris...

Comrade chairman and comrades, I attended a conference last week

where the Inspector of Mines outlined a scheme

of arresting dust at the point of make, that is the coal face.

Achtung! Achtung!

Attention! Attention! To the population of Cwmgiedd!

As from today, the districts of Southern and Western Wales

stand under the protection of the Greater German Reich.

Under a proclamation issued today,

the newly appointed Deputy Reich Protector,

SS Obergruppenführer Heydrich,

calls upon all classes of the people to give their loyal cooperation

in the rebirth of your homeland.

Continue calmly with your work,

and put your trust in the Führer.

Achtung! Achtung!

In order to counteract any incidents of an extraordinary nature,

the Deputy Reich Protector is entitled to proclaim a civil state of emergency.

For the preservation of public order,

it is permissible to set aside existing laws.

In such cases, the courts martial can pass three alternative sentences.

The confiscation of property.

Handing over to the Secret State Police.

The death sentence.

These powers will be exercised

at the sole discretion of the Deputy Reich Protector.

Continue your work calmly and put your trust in the Führer.

- Morning. - Morning, Mr Lewis.

I've received this morning our clear instructions.

Here, you'd better read it.

Hmm... "You are therefore instructed

"that henceforth no discussions are to take place

"between yourself and the men or their representatives."

I don't know what my committee will say to that.

"The miners' lodges and other similar organisations

"are in fact no longer necessary in a National Socialist state."

What are you going to do about it, Mr Lewis?

- Well, what can we do about it? - I know what my men will do about it.

No longer will we have price lists to base our wages on.

No longer will you be able to meet as you are meeting this afternoon.

As the chairman remarked,

the committee have discussed this matter

and have come forward with a recommendation.

The recommendation is... that we strike!

On the recommendation of the committee, can I get a motion?

- I move to strike! - I second it!

Any against?

If not, all in favour please show.

Thank you, comrades.

Achtung! Achtung!

In the course of the last few days, certain events have shown

that in spite of the magnanimity proved by the Reich time and again,

there are still individuals who persist in disturbing public order,

security and the labour peace.

Here's Chris coming.

- Hello, Chris. How are you? - All right.

I think we can start the meeting now, boys. The others can come later.

And in the present gigantic struggle for liberation

waged by the Greater German Reich,

trades unionists and agents of the Jewish-Bolshevik plutocrats

and all those who give shelter to such individuals

will be considered enemies of the state and treated accordingly.

There is only one alternative. To go with the Reich or against it.

Those who work against the Reich will be destroyed.

Amen.

Children, I have just had a letter to inform me

that there is no more Welsh to be spoken in this school.

All of our hymns, our beautiful songs, our poems are to be heard no more.

But, children, I want you to promise me one thing.

Do not forget your Welsh.

Speak Welsh at home, on the roadside, at your play, everywhere.

Will you promise me not to forget your Welsh language?

Yes, Miss Daniel.

"The Nazi beasts have descended upon our pretty village

"in a molesting spirit like a plague of locusts."

- Where did you get this? - Somebody put it underneath the door.

What is to be done?

Go back to the mine. Work slow.

Organise sabotage.

Put sand in the machine.

Pour water in the oil.

The conquest of Wales was a very slow process.

It started in the reign of William I.

Having conquered all England, he turned his attention to Wales,

and as Wales was a very mountainous country...

This morning, at 10:32,

a murderous attempt was made on the life of the Deputy Reich Protector

SS Obergruppenführer Heydrich.

Achtung! Achtung!

Important announcement from State Police Headquarters.

Further details are now available to help in the identification

of the two assailants of the Deputy Reich Protector.

The assailant who escaped on foot

left near the scene of the crime a lady's bicycle.

40363.

I repeat. 40363.

The lady's bicycle had black spokes with red stripes, 9mm wide.

Frame, painted red and ivory. Red and black etched handlebars.

Reddish-brown, well-preserved saddle with springs.

Achtung! Achtung! Registration duty!

All persons over 15 years of age residing in the Protectorate

must report for registration at their local State Police Headquarters.

Any unregistered persons found in the Protectorate after tomorrow

will be shot.

All persons harbouring unregistered individuals will also be shot.

German subjects are exempt from the obligation to register...

W H Morgan. 40. Teacher.

Gwen Jones. 47. Housewife.

L T Jones. 50. Collier.

David Alexander. 55. Collier.

Myfanwy Alexander. 49. Housewife.

Who can give information about the assailants?

What persons were behaving suspiciously after the crime?

Where is there a lady's bicycle missing?

Who knows persons who were seen

without their lady's bicycles after the attempt?

Councillor Owen Alexander. 52. Milkman.

Edith Williams. 22. Home duties.

H C Williams. 24. Collier.

Margaret Daniel. 40. Teacher.

Gryff Thomas-Lewis. 36. Collier/Blacksmith.

Achtung! Achtung! Important announcement!

By decision of a court martial,

the following were today sentenced to death by shooting:

David Davies, born 1901.

Hannah Davies, born 1903.

Dai-Alec Davies, born 1922.

Megan Davies, born 1924.

Glynnyth Davies, born 1925.

The condemned publicly approved of the attempt on the life

of the Deputy Reich Protector.

People of South Wales,

show your solidarity with the Reich and your readiness for sacrifice

by giving generously to the German Red Cross.

But she wasn't doing anything. She only just laughed at them.

Yes, that's what it was, I suppose.

Heil Hitler!

Heil Hitler!

Heil Hitler...

Official announcement.

The Deputy Reich Protector of Southern and Western Wales,

Head of the Secret Police,

SS Obergruppenführer and General of Police,

Reinhard Heydrich,

this morning succumbed to the serious injuries which he suffered

as a result of the attempt on his life.

The Deputy Reich Protector had grown fond of this country

and held the Welsh working man in high esteem.

He was their friend, and in spite of his military strictness,

he allowed his heart to speak.

Although our heart is aching,

we will not slacken in our work

Or in our faith in a victory Of German aims

with the Fuehrer for a new Europe,

with the Reich for a new future.

By decision of a court martial,

the following were today sentenced to death by shooting:

Ianto Evans, born 1884...

Achtung! Achtung!

To the population of Cwmgiedd,

irrefutable indication has been established

that you have aided and abetted the circle of suspects in question.

The incriminating evidence has been furnished without your assistance.

You will produce the assassins

into the hands of the Secret State Police

by 12:00 midnight.

Heil Hitler!

Halt!

Fire!

"All the male adults of the village have been shot.

"The woman have been sent to a concentration camp,

"and the children have been handed over to the appropriate authorities."

"The buildings of the localities have been levelled to the ground.

"The name of the community has been obliterated."

No, comrades.

The Nazis are wrong.

The name of the community has not been obliterated.

The name of the community has been immortalised.

It lives in the hearts of miners the world over.

The Nazis only want slave labour!

And the miners refused to become slaves.

That is why they murdered our comrades in Lidice.

That is why we stand in the forefront of the struggle today,

because we have the power and the knowledge

and the understanding to hasten the coming of victory!

To liberate oppressed humanity.

To make certain there shall be no more Lidices.

And then the men of Lidice will not have died in vain.