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a scrupulous respect of the sovereignty of the countries 
in that area. The war was utterly needless and a 
mistake in that it resulted in both Russian and German 
occupation of Poland. It was not to Germany's real 
interest to have alien minorities nor to have Russia 
on its borders, but now it would be impossible to 
restore an independent Poland except through the 
cooperation of England, France and Germany, a rather 
unthinkable development, to say the least, under the 
present circumstances. Russia had not forgotten its 
idea of Pan-Slavism and through the occupation of
Poland mud Germany's present obligation, not to say 
dependence on her, was in a position to push the 
doctrine not merely in Poland but also in the Balkans, 
which would not be in Germany's interest.
     He regretted the fact that the Party leaders did 
not have a long-term international outlook or any 
understanding of international reactions. England would 
not have opposed Danzig and the Corridor returning to 
Germany or a rectification of the frontier at other points 
combined with exchange of populations.  England had 
gone to war because of the methods that had been employed.  
While he likewise opposed these methods it was also 
to be said that it was also the fault of England in 
 
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