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       Moreover, during recent Halifax-Ribbentrop conver-
sations, Ribbentrop, in outlining his envisaged foreign
policy, stated his intention to attach himself closely to
a Nazi foreign policy which dealt with two fundamental
questions: (a) unity of Germanic peoples; (b) colonial 
expansion, having regard for raw materials, population
problems, shipping, etc.
 
 
         In connection with colnnial demands, British perceive
that an underlying factor contributing to Germany's desire
for colonies is Germany's aim to make them a reason for
a larger navy on grounds her sea-borne traffic requires
protection. Hence a condition British would denand of
Germans in return for colonial concessions would be that
the naval increase question not be raised.
 
 
Ribbentrop, moreover, emphasized Hitler's insistence
on the return of former colonies and his refusal to
accept any compromise or diminution of claims. In em-
phasizing his aim for unity of Germanic peoples, Rtbbentrop 
stressed Hitler's conviction that the Germans of Central
Europe should be granted the right to establish racial,
cultural, and economic connections with the Reich.
 
 
3. Halifax had replied, in effect, that Ribbentrop's