The Archive · 1939

Anglo-German Alliance Talk

In an interview on August 28 Herr Hitler kept on harping on Poland, 'The Ambassador Kept' telling him that he must choose between the friendship of Fugland and excessive demands' on Poland.

Herr Hitler said ihe had to satiety the demands of his people, and his army was ready and eager for battle, His people were united, Te could hot tolerate further iM-treatment of Germans in Poland Herr yon Ribbentrop asked whether Sir Nevile Henderson could guarantee that Mr. Neville Chamberlain could carry the country with him in a policy of friendship with Germany. The "Ambassador said there was no possible doubt that he could and Would, provided Germany ce-operated, Herr Hitler asked whether England would be willing to accept an alliance with Germany, Sie Nevile, speaking personally, said he did not exclude Such a. possibility provided the development of events justified it.

The German Chancellor insisted that he was not bluffing. The Ambassador replied that he was fully aware of the fact, and added: "And we are bluffing either." Herr Hiller said he fully realized that, Replying to the suggestion of Herr Mitler that Britain might offer something immediately in the way of Colonies, Sir Nevile' Menderson replied that concessions were easier of realization in a good than bad at-

In another interview on August 29, Herr Hitler kept on saying that he wanted British friendship more than anything in the world, but that he could not "sacrifice Germany's vital interests for it—Reuter,

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