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The Englishman surrendered. I declined to attend but had already bought
my ticket to Norfolk. You know what happened. Everybody but the Norway
Minister attended. The attacks on other countries quite as bad as in
1936.
 
 
 These are the facts. Hitler thinks himself powerful enough to do such
things and he has actually scared France and England. Has he scared our
* country? From the hundreds of letters and telegrams I received last
September, when attacked by the Germans, I can not avoid the conviction
that our country is nine to one, or even more, against attending
Nurnberg propaganda and threatening meetings. If I were in your
difficult position, I would say to our Ambassador: "Do not attend".
 
 
Yours sincerely,
William E. Dodd (signature)
 
 
 
 
*Only one opposing and of the hundreds received since Jan. 8, only two
(handwritten note)