-3- Tel. #887, Aug. 24, 3 p.m. from Berlin.
 
 
good purpose could be served thereby in view of the support
which England was giving to Polish intransigeance.
 
 
In conclusion Henderson stated that in his opinion a
definite decision will be taken upon Ribbentrop's return
today, that an ultimatum will be delivered to the Poles
accompanied or followed by some action in Danzig (?)
general mobilization will then be declared in Germany. He 
added that he understood that the Polish Ambassador had
just received instructions to see Weizsaecker but that
the State Secretary could not be located this morning and
that he hoped Lipski or even Beck would See Hitler although 
he might refuse to See them and that in any event
it was probably too late for such a demarche to have effect,
 
 
I should add that owing to the pressure under which Henderson 
is working his conversation with me was brief
and in no way exhaustive.
 
 
KIRK
 
 
HTM:NPL