Observations on the German military occupation of the demilitarized Rhineland zone on Mar. 7.
Date
1936-03-09
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Abstract
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Enclosed with No. 667. German denunciation of Locarno Pact most flagrant violation of all; ratification of Franco-Soviet Pact a blow to German aspirations in Southeast Europe, and occupation of Rhineland a countermove; if Germany gets away with tearing up Locarno Pact, it will open way to further aggression, and Austria certain to be next; Germany, from past experience, is counting on inaction, or, at most, protests, from France and England; Germany not yet prepared for war and if France and England should take prompt and determined action, Hitler and Nazism could be defeated.
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Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960.