NAVAL MESSAGE
(NAVY DEPARTMENT)
 
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HALF WEEKS X DURING MY VISIT TO GERMANY I RECHECKED THE
OBSERVATIONS I HAD MADE TO YOU AFTER MY LAST SEVERAL MONTHS STAY
THERE ENDING JUST BEFORE I LEFT FOR NEW YORK IN DECEMBER I HAD
SEVERAL INTERESTING DISCUSSIONS OVER THE PEACE AND WAR PROBLEM
WITH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS INCLUDING CHANCELLOR HITLER GOERING VON
RIBBENTROP AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER LEADING OFFICALS OF GOVERNMENT
X I PRESENTED TO THESE GENTLEMEN UNOFFICIALLY AND INFORMALLY
CERTAIN OF YOUR ATTITUDES OF MIND ABOUT THE WHOLE WAR AND PEACE
PROBLEM AND IN TURN RECEIVED FROM THEM FOR YOU INFORMATION
CERTAIN OF THEIR UNOFFICIAL INFORMAL ATTITUDES OF MIND TO BE
PRESENTED TO YOU THESE PERSONAL MESSAGES I AM WORKING UP FROM MY
NOTES NOW WILL CABLE THEM TO YOU IN SERIES DURING NEXT FEW DAYS X
MEANWHILE I WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT GENERALLY ATTITUDE OF GERMAN
GOVT AS EXPRESSED PARTICULARLY BY OFFICIALS I HAVE MENTIONED WAS
ONE OF WAR X RESPONSE TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMAL UNOFFICAL INTEREST
IN WHOLE PROBLEM THEY SEEM EAGER TO WORK WITH YOU TO RESOLVE
PRESENT DIFFICULTIES IN DIRECTION MORE ORDERLY POLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC WORLD SEEM EAGER ALSO TO DO WHATEVER CAN BE DONE TO
IMPROVE RELAITONS BETWEEN