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Nazis Working Behind Scenes In Washington? SECRET GERMAN PEACE OVERTURE
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WASHINGTON, TO-DAY. INFLUENTIAL GERMAN POLITICAL QUARTERS HAVE RECENTLY BEEN PULLING STRINGS IN WASHINGTON IN AN ATTEMPT TO PERSUADE PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT TO OFFER UNITED STATES MEDIATION BE- TWEEN GERMANY, BRITAIN AND FRANCE.
GRAF SPEE SPECIALISTS ESCAPE
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Montevideo, To-day.
Eleven members of the Graf Spee crew have escaped and fled from Montevideo, the newspa- per, "El Pais,” aœserts.
The reports declare that all eleven are highly trained elec- trical and mechanical specialists, whose activities would be partl cularly valuable for submarines.
"The flight shows how much Germany needs submarine spe- clallets. The men may attempt to reach Brazil and from there fly to Germany Vin Italy- Havas.
INSIDE GERMANY
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Amsterdam, To-day. According to neutral correspondents in Berlin,
Results of the first tentative approaches were such that confidential envoys have arrived in Wash- ington from Berlin.
This is the remarkable story now in circulation in Washington as an explanation for the surprise announcement of the Sumner Welles mission. The story goes that President Roosevelt gave it to be understood that he was unable to comply with the Nazi suggestions, but wanted a more accurate picture of the views of responsible Nazi quarters.
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ITALY MAY FREEZE WELLES
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Rome, To-day.
Genuine enthusiasm for Sumner Welles mission to Europe is lacking in Rome.
pressed in official sircles, the
Despite the polite comments ex-
an- nouncement of the visit of Mr. Sum- ner Welles, with Rome as his first
stop, is greeted not only with scep-
ticism as to the possible results, but
also with a measure of defiance.
Mussolini's friende consider that the White House is as definitely anti-Fascist as it is anti-Nazi and that Italy cannot expect to gain any benefit from a more or less direct participation of the United States in European affairs.
It is learned that Lord entertain any anxiety on this Lothian and the French Am- subject.
Political quarters are of the opinion bassador visited the White
that the Presidential decision to send House yesterday and were Welles to Europe was mainly given a full explanation of motivated by a desire to get an exact the Welles visit, making it view of political conditions in Berlin
as the positions and standpoint of the The same lack of sympathy meets clear that the Allies must not Allies are already perfectly clear while the American efforts to create a dur- very contradictory information is able international economic structure reaching Washington from Germany. as Rome does not intend to abandon There seems to be some basis for its programme of increasing self-sum- the suggestion that Hitler agents clency, and is opposed to the principles have been sounding Washington on of economic and financial liberty. mediation-Havas.
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MUTUAL AID IN BALKANS
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LONDON, TO-DAY. IT 16 REPORTED THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE BALKAN EN. TENTE WILL BOON DISCUSS OF MUTUAL AID AGAINST ATTACK FROM ANY
GUARANTEES
FOREIGN COUNTRY,
THE CONVERSATIONS WILL BE Nazi leaders are perturb-VERY SECRET BECAUSE THE ed by the announcement MEMBERS WANT TO AVOID GIV. of the Sumner Welles PROVOKE THIRD POWERS. visit.
ING IMPRESSION WHICH MIGHT
HAVAS.
Not a single newspaper has been JOE DON'T LIKE LOOK permitted to publish even the bare fact of his impending arrival.
The Roosevelt move is placing the Nazi chiefs before the difficult pro- blem of coordinating their external and internal policies.
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Moscow, To-day. Stalin is reported to be highly dis- pleased by the United States" "peace
Dutch newspaper correspondents | moves “ stréss that while in their pybile The Kremlin is reported to fear that speeches, the German leaders amert | if the "peace move" is successful it their determination to fight as long will enable the Western Powers to as necessary to smash 'the' Allies," a | concentratè in opposition to Russia. more discreet propaganda is carried -Reuter.
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