Dealing the Anglo-German relations, he said that he had always expounded the idea of close friendship and collaboration between Germany and England dur; rg the whole of his political activity When Germany became National Socialist, on my own accord I made a proposal for voluntary restriction of Germany's naval armaments. That restriction is based on one condition. namely, the will and conviction that war between England and Germany will never again be possible.
I am now compelled to state hat the policy of England, both uno! ally and officially, leaves me no doubt that such a conviction is no longer shared in London. On the contrary, the opinion prevails there that no matter in what conflict many should some day be entangled. Britain would have to take a against Germany."
Herr Hitler explained that his decision regarding the Naval Treaty was "not a matter of tactical militar importance, but an action of self-respect, for I still hope we shall be able to avoid an armaments race with England." would communicate the information received by him concerning the political aims of Germany to the other nations now apprehensive as to the meaning of Germany's policy, but "how has Mr. Roosevelt learned which mations consider themselves threatened by German policy and which do not 18. "I have taken the trouble to ascertain from the States mentioned, firstly, whether they have felt them selves threatened, and secondly, and above all, whether this inquiry by the American President is addressed to us at their suggestion or at any rate with their consent. Their reply was in every case negative—in some cases strongly so. It is true that I could mot cause inquiries to be made of certain States and nations mentioned because they themselves, for example Syria, áo not possess freedom but are occupied and consequently deprived of their rights by the military agents of the Democratic States. Apart from this, however, all the States bordering Germany have received much more binding assurances than Presid-
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