TELEGRAM
 
 
                      The White House                       
 
                         Washington                         
 
 
(BY COURTESY OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
 
 
 
      BERLIN, March 10, 1940. ---
 
 
In one of the shortest speeches of his career, Adolf
Hitler today said that Germany, fighting a war "forced on 
us by imperialist England and France" was determined that 
eventual peace must be established for centuries."
 
 
The Fuehrer spoke only eleven minutes and his words were
devoted principally to praise of Germany's war dead and to
repeated assertions that the German people, "cleansed of the
forces of destruction" stand behind their armed forces in a
fight for existence.
 
 
Hitler emphasized the theme that national unity must be
superior to classes and creeds as a German way of life.
He recalled that universal military service was reintroduced
in Germany five years ago today and said that was a symbol of
the restoration of the people to a national dignity unique in
history.
 
 
 
ROME-- March 10 --
 
 
Germany's Foreign Minister Von Ribbentrop and Premier
Mussolini had a lengthy conference today. The communique
said they had a "cordial" talk and would, meet again tomorrow.
 
 
LONDON-, March 10 --     Sumner Welles arrived today from Paris.
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