REB
 
This telegram must be 
closely paraphrased be-                 LONDON
fore being communicated 
to anyone. (C)                          Dated August 29, 1939
 
                                             Rec'd 7:08 p.m.
 
 
Secretary of State, 
 
     Washington.
 
 
     TRIPLE PRIORITY.
 
     1314, August 29, midnight. (SECTION TWO)
 
          The note observes that German proposals have never 
 
had as their object any diminution of the vital 
 
interests of Poland and declares that the German Govern-
 
ment accepts the mediation of Great Britain with the 
 
view to securing the visit to Berlin of a Polish plenipoten-
 
tiary. tomorrow, Wednesday, August 30th.
 
       Ambassador Henderson remarked that this last 
 
stipulation sounded like a ultimatum. After a heated 
 
exchange of remarks Hitler and Ribbentrop assured him 
 
it was intended only to stress the urgency of the matter, 
 
at a moment when two fully mobilized armies were facing each other.
 
        The Ambassador said that he would like to transmit 
 
to his Government the assurance, in the event that such 
 
a Polish plenipotentiary did go to Berlin, that he would
 
be received and the discussions                                
                                                                              
     (END SECTION TWO )
 
                         KENNEDY
 
NPL