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German Debacle

At Stalingrad

December 18, 1942: In the East developments have not been OS favourable as we expected. .'... Apparently. the ring around

Goebbels

Diary

Stalingrad can't be broken as easily as some of our people thought

In Tunisia the situation was soveral weeks ago. quite critical 24354We had the good fortune, how- ever, of being opposed by General

The English, anyway, are the Newa among the Aryans. Tho Anderson, an exceedingly careful tactician who always plays safe: Perfumed British Foreign Minis- + good figure Hd a Rommel been in hister, Eden, cuts place we might conceivably have among these characters from the fared very badly.

1 Hin whole education and his en- tire bearing can be characterised General Nehring has been re-as thoroughly Jewish.

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THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY

Nehring's Recall

called. He was an

outspoken

(synagogue.

A traitor who planned an at- pessimist and did not believe we tempt on my life was condenined

could win. He is being replaced to death. A mine waż planted by General von Arnim. Quite under the bridge lending to my use and the plan was to make (obviously-in critical situations nolhouse from a distance.

also it

lessly

uncondi-

It

in

I received another

WAT mada. Mussolini ousted Clano from power and assumed total control of Italy in the

War.

Finnish Troubles

01

Stripping Of West To Save Situation In East

Goering belleves, we'll

lose Goering wants to come to Bor- Africa anyway. Should we suc in immediately after his trip to ceed, however, In breaking Italy, and there to meet with us through in the East, our loss of again. Africa would not be irreparable., Our problem today is not the

Geering certainly still thinks people but the leadership.. very highly of the military power and war potential of the Anglo- Бахопа. He has no illusions about those.

This, first talk with tasted almost four hour,

Goering

2 am very happy that a clear » bagit of mutual trust was estab-

shod.

With regard to England he Ands

it dimeult to understand March 3: I learned on our how the British plutocracy" can trip home that Berlin had under- make so close an alliance with gone a' bad air raid during the Bolshevism. Goering looks nt night. these things a little laively.

Soviet Potential

An Hour Late

hour

He seemed to me somewhat We were more than an helpless about Soviel war poten- late, and the report at the station tol. Again and again he asked Indiented it was the most acrious in despair where Bolshevism air raid thus far experienced by still gets its weapons and soldiers. the capital.

a

men them.

htx

It seems to me that Goering A tremendous number of places military ability alone but

Things .did not get as far as

has been standing nside too long have been damaged, Industrial character plays a very decisiva His Excellency the Gover-

from the political factors which plants and public buildings have role.

that, however, thank God,

supply the real driving force. Ar been badly hit. nor's stimulating address to

(General Walter Nehring com- December 20: We are having about Stalingrad.

result he has a number of I am told that the morale of the Court of the University of manded troops in North Africa some trouble

wrong ideas.

population is exemplary, al- Marshal Edwin Air transport isn't functioning os

But that сап Hong Kong clarifies much that under Field

be corrected though the civilian anti-aircraft replaced by it should. because of bad wen-

easily. had been more than a trifle Rommel. He was

protection fulled to some extent, roops are not getting General Juergen von Arnim); ther. Our

Our troo

His advantage in his healthy in that the Berliners ant in their obscure and should help We learn

that Churchill enough to eat.

common sense which always en-basements too long and let their Hommel has again succeeded materially to arouse keener | intends to go to Washington about

ables him, to pick his way houses burn meanwhile. his way out of the forcing interest in the vital question | Christmas,

through confused situations. we must March 1, 1943:

As Things. look pretty bad in tho Conditions in of the University's future. Roosevelt is obviously pressing English pincers. But

are steadily

he is no longer closely connected business sections of Berlin, but in becoming complicated. Probably no topic needs, for for redemption of the promissory realise that Rommel's situation is Finland

with our political leaders, he has the suburbs they are oven worse. Kivimanki,

extraordinarily its effective discussion, so notes which Churchill so thought-extraordinarity critical not to say more

the Finnish Ministar in Berlin, probably become rather tired and The dunge is

We signed. He proposes to the desperate.

apathetic.

have registered about heavy. The English expect some sort has been called to Helsinki, wide a range of qualities of Engilan that the French colontes

is therefore all the more 200 In the afternoon Speer called

casualties. Rommel and foresight and breadth of mind, should be turned over unce believe he still holds some trick had two long talks with Goering. First inte factor of authority. A because of Air Force Day, which

of surprise from

nie from

necessary the Obsersalzberg. Her lo get

views A rumour went round Berlin straightened out. For he is # that this attack was Inunched but the Secretary of State's tionally to the Americans to meet Committee has done very well the debts incurred by land-lense up his sleeve.

But those in the know see quite Gorring was at first somewhat determined leadership can't pos- had been given some unfortunato That makes it

It obvious why) indeed in sketching the broad Roosevelt went into the war.

clearly that Rommel cannot doill-humoured. and distrustful

be set up without him sibly be

or publicity. of things a number

On the whole it appears even against him for long.

that outlines of a most attractive has nothing whatever to do with anything if he doesn't have petrol, about a

That is decisive.

which he had been misinformed. picture, and what now re-humanity or civilisation.

The little dissensions that have the Luftwaffe has lost much of He wishes urgently to talk to crept into our work from time to its popularity. Goering is quite muins of crucial. Importance

Graveyard Mirth People in the United States are

me before his trip to Italy. time were too happy about the prae-; to Hong Kong is how the de-ices in which Roosevelt is in-forming me cloquently that the next Monday. Let's hope per- whatever even to touch upon the

letter in-have decided to fly to see him Goering evidenced no inclination

mentioned. unjustifiably blamed for it. not even

The situation is aggravated hy unfortunate circumstance dulging. Roosevelt is man with people around Rommel have come fect solidarity among the out restraint. He is very selfish, to the point of taking everything closest to

He knew perfectly well that he is neither in Berlin nor Fuchrer will result that everything was at stake in In his G.H.Q, but up on The headstrong personality who shoots with a sort of graveyard mirth. from our meeting.

this meeting..

Obersalzberg straight set his target. Develop- We have left nothing, undone. March 2 Yo are now de He hates Lammers [chlef of I also inspected a bombed-out ments ut Stalingrad give cause for but the forces of the elements Unitely mushing the Jews out of Hutler's Political Chancellery hospital, One of the nurses kill-

Our sup- Berlin, some anxiety; the situation isn't are stronger than wa

suddenly from sumciently under control for the plies rent across the sea are, for rounded up fast Saturday, and Fuehrer's eyes wit; have

the bottom of his soul. Theed was on air raid warden.

to bo It drives one mad to think that Fuchrer to leave GHQ. It is the most part, lost.

are to be carted off to the East opened about Lammers slowly. some Canadian boor, who prob- great pity that this year, too, the The English have stationed up-og quickly as possible.

oering la not quite certain ably can't even find Europe on Fuchter can't possibly go on leave, proximutely 15 submarines in Unfortunately our better cir- about Bormann's true intentions, the globe, files here from'a coun➡ even on a brief

this area.

cles, especially the intellectuals,At this time Bormann was chief try glutted with natural resources one, The Jews of Jerusalem have Nor is

is the situation in French once again have failed to under- or Hitler's Chancellery for Nazi which, his people don't know how Africa exactly rosy.

stand our policy about the Jews, Party affairs.)

to exploit, to bombard a The American Ure quite ab and in

There seems to be no doubt tinent with a crowded population. At the Walling Wall they inviously bent upon taking Morocco taken the cases have even

part.

that he is pursuing ambitious Let's hope we can soon deliver veked the Old Testament Jewish

As a result our plans were dis-aims. Keltel from the Spaniards.

[Chief of the the proper reply..... 1ont Possibly Franco will al

closed prematurely, and lot curse against the Fuchrer, Goer-

of Wehrmacht. Supreme Command), The Duce issued an exceeding- ing, Himmler, and me. Untill have to pay for having been so Jews slipped through our hands. in Goering's opinion, is an abso-ly emphatic Order of the Day to

I haven't noticed any effect dilatory. now

Will still catch them. But we

the Italian troops returning home on me.

At 4 p.m. I drove up to Goer- Gibraltar at the time We sug-2

Goering Judges

very on leave from the Eastern Front. Goering addressed the officer gested it, he would today be in

His house is high harshly. He is especially ing's home.

This order is historically.untrue; Lup on the mountain in almost candidates in the Fuehrer's place, an absolutely secure position.

tagonistic towards Jodl, who, he nevertheless, we must pur

up wintry quiet. Colonel Martin says the specch Ciano now arrived at the

lelis me, has even begun to tell with it, as we badly need the Ita- was not a very happy cne. De- Fuchrer's G.H.Q. The Fucher charmingly, and is very

Goering received me moat jokes ngainst the Fuehrer.

lans..... livery was pour, and surth ofield personally. At last there is no hearted. His dress is somewhat methods of GHQ quite wrong.

open- Goering consider the workingi remarks about death on the

baroque and would, if one

The Low Nordics! of battle were in rather poor| mincing of words.

did especially the fact that stenogra

March 4: In the evening 1. We are trying to persuade the not know him, strike one as al-phers are always present during

most laughable.

Bolshevik stuff conferences and take down picture, "One Day in the Soviet propaganda But that's the way he is. one must put up with his idiosyn-

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taste.

Stalingrad Battle

away

Had he risked seizing

has

Italians to assign larger navol units to carry supplies to North December 18: The enemy Press Africa. Everything hinges describes our situation in the East that

almost desperate. German It the Italians believe they can cuusterblows for the rollef of

for the future, they

are

is earmarked for the restora- Stalingrad pre said to have foiled keep their fleet Intact as a trump tion and re-building of Uni- versity property, which repre-

card

pursuing

n strategy which is ab-i

completely.

The Don Busin, it is claimed, solutely reprehensible and

the akles.

harmful.

In the evening I am able to

They were

Brass Tacks

and

even

think what

lute zero.

every word.

GHQ

No Bones

saw

con-

un-

..:

doubtedly be more sharply ex-tion is actually, anything but devote a little time to, the chil- the Appen if the English and too. years during three and a short visit to Professor Froelich.

This attitude derives from aming details.

In the long run this will of one who really knows conditions course put the Fuehrer at a dis- can easily contradict it.

Undoubtedly it will be effective advantage. For the Fuehrer We immediately got down to never makes any bones about his in neutral and enemy countries. It seems rather signifcant to me ex- brass tacks. Ho gave a general opinions, while the generals al-

survey of the situation which ways talk for the written record. that this picture is running sents a material gain, yet is was the sepulchre of the German cibly the Fuehrer will ever but which, on the whole, went to Paulus (who surrendered at Stat./dis captions. That's how low probably insufficient to do

Wehrmacht.

seemed rather superficial to me, We also spoke at length about challenged in Sweden with Swe- more than provide for immc-to invent victories as Incidental ward to say about

Obviously the enemy is anxious demand that we have a decisive the core of things. He regards Ingrad), whom Goering criticises the so-called Nordic States, have diate needs. The Government music to

the Italian the

the situation in the East as ex-severely. He tells me that the

sunk! Churchill's Christmas Fleet. Italy's bitter pill can bossentially to disturbed at tho de- that Paulus acted in a cowardly the fortunes of war as they were has further undertaken to in- trip to Washington.

March 5: The Japanese aro Fuehrer, too, is now convinced favourable. by making sweetened

them

onvinced not, in fact, se greatly blessed by crease the annual mainten- Churchill evidently hopes to

Tie is also greater concessions about France. ance grant to $1,500,000. Even strengthen his position to some

Tegree to which we have stripped way in surrendering, to the 50- In the first months. We believ Letters addressed to these figures brought mild extent so that he will not be very much in favour of my work the West in order to bring things vicis.

ed they would accomplish much- coming to Roosevelt with empty All my writings are praised to to standstill. In the East.

Goering evidenced the greatest more this winter than they protest in Legislative Council, hands.

concern about the Fuehrer. One dreads to

He, actually did. and dissatisfaction would un-

would It is true that Rommel's post-

feels that the Fuehrer has Late at night I went for a Americans were suddenly to aged

halt years of war. favourable.

All the heads of the UFA [the pressed were Government to your I have received airen, with whom I have much attempt a landing.

It is trogle that the Fuehrer German film combine), were as Events in Tunisia have not de- decide to do much more than letter by courier, which reports fun. It is such a pity that one

and sembled there. They were very ruthier it is already doing.

can so seldom be with one's chil veloped the way he expected, has become such a recluse The

pleased that I sat down with of our tank 'ermy dren.

Goering does not think very leuds such an unhealthy life. Once the war is over

hour....People, on He never gets out into the fresh them for The petrol.

real trouble is 1 shall be able to devote-men much of Rommel; he believes

That no feeling of resentment at that Rommel has

more of my time to their up that he is splendid when it comes nir. He does not reinx. He sits the whole, are friendly.

up-to He did succeed. In beating his bringing.

advancing, મા

applies even to the intelligentsin. unable to meet in his bunker,' worries expenditure on the rejuvena-

I could not wish for

and All you have to do is to handle for serious crises and setbacks. tion of the University, but way through the English pincers. any more

beautiful task,

broods.

If one could only transfer him port in these difficult times,

them right and give them sup- That may be true. Rommel from the conflict over

He could undoubtedly have ex- the panded this success into a strate-

The diary pages for January has served in North Africa under to other surroundings But ho March 6: Government's

and February 1943 are missing terrific conditions for too long has made up his mind to conduct Rhineland indicate that in some educational gic victory had his tanks been In those months von Paulus for time not to have had some this war in his own Sparton cities people are gradually get- policy as a whole, and the able to move.

surrendered #t Stalingrad effect, on Him. But I suppose, manner, and I suppose nothing ting rather weak in the knees, strong belief that the greatest But the English are torpedoing Churchill and Roosevelt met at Gooring bases his opinion partly can be done about it. good of the greatest number, to North Africa. It's a real catas-

For months the working po- almost all the tankers we send Casablanca; Montpamery capon the Judgment of Kesselring. Goering realises perfectly what pulation has had to go into air- as the line of approach to the

tured Tripoll the declaration who has always been opposed to is in store for all of us if we show raid shelters, night after night, problem, would better serve mel with petrol.

trophe that we can't supply Rom-| on "unconditional surrender" Rommel.

any weakness in this war.

and when they come out again the long-term interests of

On the Jewish question, espe- they see part of their city going I he had fuel he would un-|

cially, we have taken a position in flames and smoke. Hong Kong. The lowest doubtedly find ways and means

from which is no

The enervating thing about, it level upon which this argu-Now, however, that is impossible to outwit the English once again.

By Dick Turner That is all to the good. A people is that we ard not in a position ment would be content to because of this fatal luck which

who have burned their bridges Our war in the East had lost ua to reply in kind. to the English. night with much greater determi-air supremacy and we are com- rest would demand, that ex-naturally has a very depressing

nation than those who can still pletely at parision of the University effect on Rommel and His en-

retreat. must run parallel with and tourage. not rapidly ahead of the North Africa, anyway It de- our position in expansion of provisions for pends upon so many imponder elementary education of the abler that. I don't dare la pro- mass of the growing popula-phesy. tion.

. Such considerations

as

What about

Eden Speech

these were not qut of the House of Commons on, the Jewish Eden. delivered. a speech in the mind of Sir Alexander problem and answered plantes Grantham when he made his questions. address on. Wednesday:

indeed, he went out of his

way to stress that the Hong been entirely allocated), and Kong Government had, hand- the possibility could also be somely, contributed its share. investigated of establishing Suficient, in fact, to enable a close link with one of the the first stage, of revival to richly financed universities in be completed,

the United Kingdom, which The strenuous years ahead might be ready to case the will require supplementary budgetary situation at the funds and of no small game time, as it lent itself and amount, and these must come its experience where possible from other sources. Certain to the progressive, raising of broad hints were dropped at Hong Kong University's cul the sitting of the Court,tural standards. referring to the privileges of To make these propositions wealth and the creation of a attractive, either to the Home largo endowment fund. The Government, or to any such feeling will nonetheless re-benevolent university, how- main that there is also a con-over will require a big pre- tribution--due from the Im-liminary effort her as a con- perial Treasury (perhaps dition precedent </This Is the Krom the Colonial Develop-point rat, which Hong Kong ment Fund which has not cannot afford to fail.

CARNIVAL

Gooring also, thinks title of

He especially blamos

for failing to, draw

aver to our sidej

introp also.

English.

Reports from the

the mercy of the

Strange U.S, War Customs

jacks the March 7: My colleague Dr. touch in handling people about the strange, war, customs Splett wrote to me from Tunisia Goering consistently claims of the Americans. that this war is Ribbentrop's

This letter indicates that the doing, and that he never made Americans are still in a sonso a qny serious attempt to achieve a half savage people. modus vivendi with England, American soldiers, for the most simply because he has an inferi-part, have no idea as to why this ority complex.

war is being fought. If we could face them with numbers and

Blames Ribbentrop, weapons equal to theirs we could

Goering was very much im- Indulge in regular rabbit chase. preased with my statement that. During the night -Essen suf- I had not come to get something|fered an exceptionally severe from him, but rather to, bring fold. The number of: dead pla something to him. I talked to considerable. If the English him with all the persuasiveness continue their raids on this scale at my command, and finally suc- they will make things ceeded in bringing him completely difficult for us, ped- The dangerous thing about over to our side. While talking I gained the chologically, is the fact that the

this matter, looking at It psy spontaneous Impression that population can see no way of by what I doing anything about it. Our - Goering was visibly,

anti-aircraft guna hre Inadequate.

Goering is fully conscious dž]. hla rather weak position today, Ho knows that it is decidedly to his paviritage Tor; strong men to come to his side

As we lack a weapon for at tack we cannot do anything noto worthy in the way of reprisal

Margh: This Sunday there was wonderful spring Weather Goering himselt wants to win in Berlin. The whole population over Himmler. Funk, and Ley seemed to be out and about. have already been won over by by the last terror attack wein

Places where damage was dong. mes Speer is entirely mine. the main goals,

Thus we already have a group However, I had those damaged which includes all those who 10-arons roped pff. They are no

day enjoy the greatest prestige to be exhibitions for thu

and authority in our political vus for a stroll

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