"We were awaiting these proposals," Mr. Chamberlain went on, "and our Ambassador urged Herr von Ribbentrap (the German Foreign Minister) to invite the Polish Ambassador to call, 80 that Herr von Ribbentrop could hand. him the proposals. for communication to his Government.
"Thereupon, in -the most violent terms, Herr von Ribbentrop said that he would never ask the Ambassador visit him. He hinted that it the Polish Ambassador asked for an, interview, it might be different'
Tu a sentence which was not clearly audible in the Press Gallery, the Prime Minister was understood to follow this up by saying that the position seemed to be that Germany claimed to treat Poland as in the wrong for not entering into negotia-ions with Germany about. proposals which Poland had never heard of.
"On Wednesday night," Mr. Chamberlain proceeded, "Herr von Ribbentrap produced a' lengthy document ind read it aloud in German at top speed. - Naturally our Ambassador asked for a copy. The reply was that it was too late as the Polish representative had-not arrived in Berlin by. midnight."
"We never got a copy of these pro. posals," Mr. Chamberlain added, "The. first time we heard of them was on the broadcast from Berlin last night '(August 31)."
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