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is working hard together with German emigrants to lay the
foundations for a great Denubian Confederation from the
"Mundung bis zur Quelle".  It is the same scheme already
tried once before in the years after the war.    The friends
of Gerald Palmer and othere assured me that England would
not have anything to do with such schemes, but I have my
doubts.    As soon as the first German bombs are dropped
over London brutal instincts will orevail here also and
no reasonable people will have any power left in that
respect.
 
 
 
April 24th, 1939.
 
 
 From all that I heard from these visitors there
can be no longer ny doubt about the fact that earliest
the 10th of may, latest the beginning of July, the drive
against Poland will begin.  The Army is only able to make
oposition against a too early term but not against the adventure 
as such.  Generaloberst von Bock, Commander-in-Chief
of an Army grouo, has now been put upon the retired list
as well.  He was still good.  Now with the expedition of a
very few, the General Staff officers are acquiescing in what
Hitler says.  Even one of the younger General Staff officers
whom I still knew and who had still some experience from
the last war has said recently that he gave up any criticism
after he heard that France and England did not take action