Foreign Minister "Too Busy" to See H. M. Ambassador ident Roosevelt's peace appeal when he addresses an extraordinary session of the Reichstag on April 28, Nazi quarters indicated last night.
appeared to be preparing "snub"
Meanwhile, the Nazi Government Sir Nevile Henderson, the British Ambassador to Germany. who returned to his post yesterday with a Note of warning to Chancellor Hitler from London, Nazi circles said they doubted that the British Ambassador would be received at the German Foreign Office before Friday, the day on which Herr Hitler replies to President Roosevelt. This would make it impossible for the British Ambassador to present his Note before Herr Hitler speaks.
German: Government circles explained the probable refusal of the Foreign Office to see the British Ambassador this week by saying that the Foreign Minister, Herr Joachim yon Ribbentrop, is "very busy.
Herr von Ribbentrop, they said, was too much engaged in current negotiations with the Yugoslav Foreign Minister, M. Alexander Cincar-Markovitch, to receive the British Ambassador. They said Germany expects to secure close economic and political collaboration from Yugoslavia.
"Cool" Reception Probable Some diplomatic circles believed the British Ambassador might send the British Note to the German Foreign Office before Friday without personally appearing there himself. Nazi quarters predicted that in this case Herr Hitler would receive the British message "Cooly." They said they believed there was little chance that Chancellor Hitler would soften the tone of his speech.
The German Chancellor is expected to attempt to throw the responsibility for peace upon the Democratic Powers by demanding immediate satisfaction of the territorial demands of the Totalitarian Powers.
He has completed circularizing the capitals of the smaller nations for a definite statement as to whether they fear Germany and whether they asked President Roosevelt to intervene for them with Germany and Italy. The replies to this question-noire, which in most cases have been conciliatory toward Germany, are expected to be used by Chancellor Hitler in his reply to President Roosevelt, He will probably claim that these replies make President Roosevelt's peace appeal unwarranted and German non-aggression pacts "unnecessary.—United Press.
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