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We need maw materials.
 
But as important, if not more important, Is our legitimate 
influence on the Continent.
 
 
It is surely not opposed to English interest that Germany
should have an interest sphere An Eastern Europe. Russia can
be a menace to the British Empire In India, Persia, East Asia.
A strong Germany would be valuable from the point of view of
British Interests.
 
 
In field of real politics, there is no great point of
dispute (gegensaten). The western frontier of Germany - the 
Franco-German frontier is regulated for ever. It will not 
be changed.    Even if France attacked Germany and Germany in 
self-defence crossed the frontier, Germany would not change that 
frontier unless England took part in the struggler,
 
 
These are psychological difficulties, proceeded Goering,
arising from the different political regime in each country,
democratic in the one - so called dictatorshlp in the other. 
German, was not ruled by a dictatorship, the popular will 
prevailed though In a form different from that in England. We 
respect the BrLtiah form of democracy- not the slightest 
difficulty would be caused by us regarding it. But we have 
another form of democracy more suitable to our character and 
tradition.
 
 
England should preserve its democracy with the greatest 
care - he saw signs of it weakening through the increasing power 
of Left forces in England, and the weakening of the Two-party 
slates.
 
 
There were different points of view regarding Church 
questions.    We were not against the Church or any religion - 
we merely attempted to prevent politics being conducted from the 
pulpit. There was here no fundamental difference between 
England and Germans.
 
 
Now regarding a fuel statement of the aims of German