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somewhat incongruous and unsteady, but it is nevertheless a practical
one which will hold together as long as advantages to each other are
apparent. Having committed themselves even to this extent, one may
venture to predict that close cooperation may continue during such time
as Bolshevism appears to be a major issue in Europe - and in so far as
the union does not align England definitely against Germany. Indeed
MEIN KAMPF states definitely* that a triple alliance with England and
Italy is the only desirable closer foreign connection for Germany.
 
 
One of the flrst concrete results of the Italo-German agreement was
that, together with the Austrian Pact and the Hungarian aims and
leanings, it marked the beginning of an anti-Communist block through
Central Europe which may involve many advantages to Germany.  It may
serve effectually in isolating Russia and Communism from Western
Europe, and the possibilities thus created of furthering pan-Germanism,
another main tenet of policy, are ominously apparent.
 
 
 
3. Pan-Germanism, now briefly referred to as "Deutschtum", is the
theory that all persons of German stock should be united under German
National Social-
 
 
* MEIN KAMPF: pages 705, 755 et seq. and 699.