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against this background.
 
      
 
 
7. Another consideration present in our minds is that reliable 
      information from Berlin gives us reason to suppose that German 
      territorial demands do not represent Herr Hitler's last word. 
      On the other hand a blank refusal to negotiate is likely to increase 
      the German forces working for war and will enable Herr Hitler 
      to place the onus of breakdown on Poland.