REB
 
This telegram must be 
closely paraphrased be-                      LONDON
fore being communicated 
to anyone.                                        Dated August 29, 1939
 
                                                  Rec'd 7:25 p.m.
 
Secretary of State, 
 
     Washington,
 
     
     TRIPLE PRIORITY.
 
     1314, August 29, midnight. (SECTION THREE)
 
with him would be conducted on a basis of full equality.
 
To this Hitler replied "of course".
 
     The German demands are declared to be revision of
 
the Versailles Treaty, that is, the return of Danzig and 
 
the Corridor to Germany and the security of the German 
 
national minorities in the rest of Poland.
 
        The note concludes by stating that the German Govern-
 
ment is ready immediately to elaborate proposals for an 
 
acceptable solution and to inform the British Government 
 
if possible before the arrival of the Polish plenipotentiary.
 
        A responsible official of the Foreign Office stated 
 
that it is unlikely any action will be taken on this note 
 
before tomorrow, when the full text will be here. They will, 
 
however, probably inform the Poles at once of the substance
 
 
of the German reply.
 
     (END OF MESSAGE)
 
                         KENNEDY
 
 
NPL