The Jews, too, will naturally be hit hard once again and this time will being excuse for the invasion of Belgium and Holland as well as for the suppression of unwanted Nazis.
Mme. Genevieve Tabouis in "D'Oeuvre" rotes that the official German D.N.B. news agency made mo attempt fo conceal it as it had hidden from the public all the other attempts on the life of Hitler and Field Marshal Goering. "The way the German radio stations and press ex-plaited the outrage is reminiscent of the publicity given by the Nazis to the Reichstage fire," she added. It appears from a preliminary examination that by immediately accusing the British intelligence service of being responsible for it, the Fuehrer hoped to justify in advance any measures he decides to take against Belgium and Holland with the object of obtaining air and naval bases which would threaten Britain more directly."
Writing in "Lo Figaro," M. Vladimir d'Ormesson sees in the explosion "the preface to à new military aggression, probably against Holland, which the Nazis would describe as an action of defence taken against Britain and justified by 'British challenges'; they would also eradicate all Nazis of moderate tendencies with the excuse bf doing away with the agents of the enemy. If the outrage is a real one, then it must have been committed by Nazis who turned against Hitler. Whether staged or not, the Munich attempt is another striking indication of the confusion prevailing in Germany."—Havas. 1
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