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of September 11th                  Lord Halifax
                              Lord Lothian
                              2.10 a.m. September 12th 1940
IMMEDIATE                     10.40 p.m.   "            11th "
 
 
               Following received from Stockholm telegram No. 1016 of September 7th. Begins.
 
      I duly informed intermediary on September 7th that I could not see W. and that in cany
case the interview seemed to me useless in view of publicly declared attitude of H.M.
Government.
     A few hours later the intermediary in whose trustworthiness and dissinterestedness in have
full confidence, returned in a state of excitement and said he was convinced that the matter was of
the first importance and that W. was acting at the instigation of Hitler in person.  Only two menin
Germany knew of his mission.  Following were the main points of the proposal.
     1.  World to be divided into two economic spheres, one continental organized by
Germany, the other maritime and colonial organized by the British Empire and the United States.
     2.  Political independence of European countries now occupied by Germany to be
restored, including "a Polish state" but excluding Czechoslovakia.  Economic division of Europe
must, howeer, be brought to an end.
     3.  British Empire to retain all Colonies and such mandates as are needed for its political
and military interests.  Germany possibly to receive some compensation elsewhere.
     4.  Questions concerning the Mediterranean Egypt and French, Belgium and Dutch
Colonies to be open to discussion.
     This was "the last chance" and the alternative to peace was a continuance of war on an
intensified scale; special mention was made here of the loss to Great Britain of Egypt, the Middle
East and ultimately India.
     I gave the intermediary no encouragement whatsoever to believe that I should have ny
message for him but he has since twice returned to the charge obviously at W.'s instigation and
informed me that W. has decided to prolong his stay here until September 12th as he is
desperately enxoius not to return empty-handed.  He would stay here longer if it were any use. 
Any talks he said could