apparent in Germany and there would not appear to be any special troop concentrations in Austria. There has probably been an acceleration of arms deliveries in Hungary which may have given rise to stories ofassembly of material in the East. Meanwhile however the German army is working at high pressure and training of reservists is being expedited but reports of special military preparations would seem to be based on the probability that the German army was warned to be prepared for all eventualities in the Spring and has been making the necessary preliminary preparations. While recent secret information suggests that any plan for mobilization in early March may have been postponed, reports have recently reached us pointing to the possibility of a military occupation of Czecho Slovakia. 5.Herr Hitler is clearly preparing for every possible eventuality. Rumors of one or other of these plans are continually reaching us and cannot be lightly discounted. On the other hand there is no evidence at present that any one of them has been irrevocably adopted by Herr Hitler and a date fixed for its being put into force. 6.Sir Nevile Henderson had conversations with Herr von Ribbenthrop, Field Marshal Goering and Baron von Weiszaker on his return to Berlin last week and gained the impression that Herr Hitler was at present planning no immediate adventure. But of course it was not possible for him |