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 (9) The recent stressing of Belgian neutrality was an important moral
and military gain for Germany and a corresponding loss for France.
Arising in this connection is a rumor of a "neutral bloc" to include
England, Belgium, Holland and Scandinavia, which would not undertake a
priori to attack Germany on the issue of maintenance of collective
security in the east.
 
 
 (10) Czechoslovak dependence on Germany is brought
home by the recent unilateral German denunciation of the Versailles
navigation clause.
 
 
 (11) Poland has now adopted an independent attitude encouraged by
Germany though friendship between the two countries is not increasing.
 
 
 (12) In addition to the agreement with Austria, the German-Japanese
anti-Communist agreement and participation in the Spanish civil strife
manifests further German activity abroad.
 
 
 (13) Ciano and Hitler consummated a gentlemen's agreement under the
flag of anti-Bolshevism at Berchtesgaden on October 25, 1956.
 
 
 (14) The Pan-German Association (Verein fuer das
Deutschtum im Ausland) seeks to maintain cultural relations
with Germans all over the world. "Mein Kampf" foresees
eventual bonds of a closer nature.
 
 
(15) Schacht
(15) Schacht                ?