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down all active Nazi agencies made valiant efforts to dissuade France
from concluding a pact with the Soviets, and, after its consummation,
to prevent its becoming effective as a political instrument.  The entry
of the Soviets into European politics via what Germany insisted on
terming an outright alliance with France, and the left swing in France
itself, made Soviet-Communism appear as an active threat to Germany,
and France, after the apparent lull in the German MEIN KAMPF attitude,
once more loomed as an opponent to be actively combated- but with
different tactics.  In 
defense against this professed menace, Germany launched an intensive
anti-Bolshevik campaign which reached a climax at the Nuremberg Party
Rally in September of this year and in which Germany insisted on her
self-assumed role of champion of Western civilization as opposed to
Eastern barbarism.  
 
 
A campaign of attrition was then initiated against French prestige, as
contrasted with the direct aggresive attitude key-noted in MEIN KAMPF-
much more effective and insidious tactics in that they are susceptible
of furtherance at all times and almost in any direction.  
 
 
The anti-Bolshevik crusade served a second purpose in that it furnished
a common grounds upon which might be laid the foundation for
international friendships- "bloc-politique".  Incidentally