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PLOT TO OVERTHROW HITLER? Otto Strasser's Theory On Hess ARMY EARLIER HESS NAZI

LETTER TO DUKE APPROACH

COUP HINTS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"}

Otto Strasser, leader in

OF HAMILTON

RINGED IN BLUE PENCIL ON RUDOLF HESS'S MAP, ON WHICH THE DEPUTY FUEHRER HAD PLOTTED HIS COURSE

Night

FROM AUGSBURG TO SCOTLAND, WAS Bombing

exile of the anti-Nazi THE DUCAL SEAT OF THE DUKE OF Black Front, members of HAMILTON AND LANARKSHIRE. which are still secretly When, in the gathering dusk on Saturday active in Germany, yes-night, Hess made his dramatic crash landing some terday linked Rudolf eight miles from Glasgow, the first thing he asked Hess's flight with under was the way to Dungavel. ground reports Strasser He had mistaken a large house he had sighted as the mansion he was seeking and, failing to find a suitable landing ground, decided to descend by parachute.

said he had received of ́an impending military coup to overthrow Hitler. Reached by international News

In Montreal by telephone fron New York, Strasser said he had rece.ved "definite

information"

Despite his damaged ankle he wanted to be taken to the Duke's house, which he thought was

from Germany weeks ago of army nearby.

dissatisfaction.

STRASSER

SAID:

Menace

was

IN TURKEY

Franz

von

Papen,

Germe

Presiden.

Ambassador to Turkey, had hour's interview with Incunu yesterday afternoon, saj i an Istanbul despatch to the off- cial German news agency.

The Turkish Foreign Minister, Dr. Sarajoglu, was present.

Von Papen paid the customary call of an Ambassador returning

to his post at the Foreign and saw Dr. Sarajoglu.

ofce

The Turkish Cabinet hold its in usual weekly meeting later the day, after which Dr. Sara-

the joglu addressed

People's Party secret session for an hour on the

of aubject

foreign affaire. The Premier. Dr. Saydam, the gave a resume of foreign develop- which the meeting. men's, after in the words of the official com- munique, ended with an outburst

of re- The progress search in combating the night bombing menace mentioned by the Home Secretary Mr. Herbert Morrison, in speech in London yester- of applause. day.

a

or

closer between

Nothing Known While nothing is known of the von Papen On the subject of night fighters

"There conversation between Mr. Morrison declared:

und Dr. Sarajoglu, well-informed circles in Ankara believe the have been great achievements. I

Ambassador either delivered um told that research and deve-

proposals for lopment have gone as far in these

they would will deliver

collaboration economic This statement was borne out last 10 months as

Germany and Turkey.--Reuter. by maps he had used for navi have done in 10 years of normal those of all

which gation, on

the peacetime, so that to-day

thut in nevertheless, Duke's estates were ringed in a who know best think circle.

night interception we are rather It was a tribute to Hess's cap-more than a shade ahead of the official' abilities as a pilot that he should enemy."

against While warning broadcast arrive in Scotland and land at u yesterday that Hess met the Duke point in such close proximity to conclusions from the recent suc-

Morrison Mr. cesses, of Hamilton at the Olympic Games his objective. in Berlin in 1936.

Hess averred he made the nost THE According to the

painstaking preparations for h's ARMY HIGH COMMAND 15

MacLean, Hess light from Germany. farmer FED UP WITH HITLER, AND A

not say why he FAMOUS GERMAN GENERAL did HAS

DE wanted to see the Duke! ALREADY BEEN SIGNATED TO SUCCEED HIM

was very but obviously AS MILITARY DICTATOR."

Strasser, one of the original founders of the Nazi Party, fled

1934

his after for his life in brother, Gregor Strasser, also Nazi ploneer, was killed in blood purge of that year.

the

"Hess knew the army chief. tains hate him just as they hate Hitler and Himmler and other Nazi loaders the exception of Goering," Strasser declared.-International News Service.

with

FRANCE'S QUISLING

anxious to do so.

It was recalled in an German news agency

in

documents

A slatement authorized Germany says the

left behind by Hess

Hardships In Germany

revealed Hess is reported to have told he wanted to meet the Duke the farm people of the hardship;

distress

of Hamilton in order to at now being experienced in Ger- tempt to effect peace between many and of the great Germany and England, Reu- ter's diplomatic correspondent

learns.

Earlier Letter

In connection with this mes- sage it can now be revealed that Hess made an attempt to com-

A CABLE FROM GENERAL municate with the Duke of Hami- !

DE GAULLE WAS READ AT A ton by letter some months pre- LARGE MEETING OF FREE viously.

FRENCH IN SYDNEY YESTER, DAY URGING A REDOUBLING OF THE ATTACKS ON VICHY AND DECLARING THAT DAR- 'LAN WAS FRANCE'S QUIBLING AND THE AGENT OF GER- MANY.

The Duke immediately placed the letter in the hands of the British Security authorities and no reply was made to Hess. The Duke had met Hess on one or two occasions before the war

in connection with sporting mat-

I

amongst the people there over the bombing by the R.A.F. and the suffering of the civilian popu- lation.

to

had He also said that he mncssage of great importance deliver to the Duke of Hamilton.

Reuter,

Daylight Raiders

Bombs were dropped by

M. Brenae, Sydney Free French ters in which both were inter-single aircraft at points leader, sald Free French in Aus- ested. tralia were with

the French Hess is alleged to have said that on the south coast, in the] people in the struggle against when the Duke was the Marquess east Midlands Germany?

he of Douglas and Clydesdale

Reuter.

SOVIET ENVOY: CALLS ON MR. HULL

Duke.

and in

There were emotional scenes at knew him well and that he had eastern England yester- the meeting and cries of "Vive la flown to Scotland and made his day, says an Air Ministry „France" and “Vive Australia.estate his objective as he had'

valuable information to give the Communique.

Little damage was done and was the number of casualties Tyranny In Reich A smáll,"s

Total planca- destroyed in duy- This information, Hess said, light on Sunday, May 11, it Clarification of the uncertain Soviet-United States relations is would be of great use to the Bri- now stated, was six, and - A.A. the tsh in overthrowing the tyranny guns have now claimed an bellaved Imminent with arrangement yesterday afternoon that now prevails in the Reich. additional success; of a conference between Mr. Cor-

dell Hull Secretary of State, and sador their first for over a year, Mi Dimbbsky, the Sbyleti Ambi? Jayd Ritted pm Woshington)

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