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of bringing about good relations and cooperation between these
four great Powers.
 
 
England and Germany should work together, the united 
strength of 120 million Germanic peoples would be an irresistible 
power. The British Sea Power, assisted by the German Fleet with 
55 per cent limitation, and the German Army, which was now 
unsurpassed in quality by any other country would be a powerful 
guarantee of peace. Others would wish to join this powerful 
combination, Italy would be no danger, in shlch circumstances, though 
he wished to emphasise that Italy wished to be at peace and to 
pursue a peaceful policy.
Lothian: How about the Rhodes idea of Germany, England and U. S. A. ?
 
 
Hitler replied: Such a combination would of course
be most powerful, but he doubted whether U.S.A. would depart from 
its policy of absolute detachment. He regretted the blunder made 
in 1900 when Joseph Chamberlain's offer was not accepted.
 
 
Together England and Gemany could defend their vital    
interests with the least expenditure of efforts, of preparations 
and so on.    Their energies could be releaded for other purposes.
 
 
The Chancellor in conclusion turned to Mr. Conwell-Evans 
who then said speaking in German that he was very glad to hear
Herr Hitler as head of the State express his conviction that England 
would wish to be on friendly terms with Germany and cooperate with
her. From his can observations in England, he could state that from 
the highest quarters to the man in the street, the view of majority
in this respect could not be mistaken. There was moveover a
definite improvement in this respect in British opinion; the true
face of England could not be read in the newspapers. The British
people yearned for good relations with Germany. When the situation
(had so greatly improved, as at present, some mischance such as Press
reports (Guernica) gave certain evil forces an opportunity to check
progress, but the growing strength of British opinion regarding