forth in four' of the 25 points.  These four points read as follows In
translation:
(1) We demand the union of all Germans to a greater Germany on the
basis of self-determination of the peoples;
(2) We demand the equality of the rights of the German people vis-a-vis
other nations, and the cancellation of the peace treaties of
Versaillles and St. Germain;
(3) We demand land and soil (colonies) for the nourishment of our
people and the settlement of our surplus population;
(22) We demand the abolition of the mercenary troops and the formation
of a popular army.
 
 
The last point mentioned above may not appear to have any direct
bearing on foreign policy, but as any national action of Germany is so
closely allied with its mllitary set-up, it is fundamental, as will be
explained further on.  For the Department's information there is
transmitted as an enclosure a translatlon of the complete program from
which the four points outlined above are taken.
 
 
It may also be of interest to note that the
conditions and trend of thought in other European countries have been
of no little assistance to Germany in the pursuit of her aims,
surprising as it may seem.  For example, immediately after the
declaration of conscription on March 17, 1935, loud outcries were heard
from practically every quarter against this blatant violation of a
treaty which had stood for approximately 17 years, and the entire