NC  -2-  #1262 from London, August 25, 1939
 
 
England could not make any deal that the Poles did not 
 
want, and Hitler said he did not want England to break her 
 
word and in the next breath said that Poland had no future 
 
anyway because Russia and Germany would settle Poland. This 
 
last remark was said to Henderson but was left out of report 
 
of meeting which Hitler sent to Henderson after the meeting 
 
which reported to be the gist of the conversation. Hitler 
 
urged Henderson to fly home to persuade Britain to accept 
 
his proposition which was:
 
          One.    That Poland adjust her differences with Germany 
 
at once. Two.   England agree and urge this and in return 
 
Germany would agree to respect and even fight to preserve 
 
the British Empire.
 
          Three.   Hitler would limit armaments, go back to 
 
peaceful pursuits, and become an artist, which is what he 
 
wanted to be, (Aside by Kennedy, he is now but I would not 
 
care to say what kind).
 
          Four.     If this was not agreed it was going to be a war 
 
worse than fourteen-eighteen.
 
          Writing this out it looks like a ridiculous proposition 
 
to minks Great Britain quit or cut away from the Poles but to 
 
hear the text as read it seems much more reasonable.
 
     Chamberlain and others do not know just whether the 
 
proposition is (one) throw sand in their Eye while he marches
 
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