Berlin, Feb. 5.
Herr Hermann Knobel, former Consul-General Shanghai, has been mentioned as the likely successor to Herr Franz von Papen, German Ambassador in Vienna.
Herr Friedrich Werner Graf von der Schulenberg, present Ambassador in Moscow, is among the possible candidates to succeed Dr. Herbert von Dirksen in Tokyo.
Together with the reconstruction of the German Government yesterday, four German Ambassadors were recalled, although, apart from Herr von Ribbentrop. no reasons were given for this step. The diplomats are Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, who was recalled from London to become Foreign Minister in the new Cabinet; Herr Franz von Papen; Herr Ulrich von Hassel from Rome and Dr. Herbert von Dirksen.
—Reuter.
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