The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany (232 page)

12
. Dispatch of Ribbentrop to Schulenburg, Aug. 16,
DGFP
, VII, pp. 84–85.

13
.
Ibid.
, p. 100.

14
.
Ibid.
, p. 102.

15
. Dispatch by Schulenburg, 5:58
A.M
., Aug. 18,
ibid.
, pp. 114–16.

16
. Dispatch of Ribbentrop, 10:48
P.M
., Aug. 18,
ibid.
, pp. 121–23.

17
. Memo of Schnurre, Aug. 19,
ibid.
, pp. 132–33.

18
. Dispatch of Schulenburg, 6:22
P.M.,
Aug. 19,
ibid.
, p. 134.

19
. Dispatch of Schulenburg, 12:08
A.M
., Aug. 20,
ibid.
, pp. 149–50.

20
. Churchill,
The Gathering Storm
, p. 392. He does not give his source.

21
.
Ibid.
, p. 391.

22
. Hitler’s telegram to Stalin, Aug. 20,
DGFP
, VII, pp. 156–57.

23
. Dispatch of Schulenburg, 1:19
A.M
., Aug. 21,
ibid.
, pp. 161–62.

24
. Dispatch of Ribbentrop, Aug. 21,
ibid.
, p. 162.

25
. Dispatch of Schulenburg, 1:43
P.M.,
Aug. 21,
ibid.
, p. 164.

26
. Stalin’s letter to Hitler, Aug. 21,
ibid.
, p. 168.

27
.
NCA
, Suppl. B, pp. 1103–5.

28
.
DBrFP
, VI, No. 376.

29
. See
DBrFP
, Third Series, VII, Appendix II, pp. 558–614. The appendix contains a detailed day-to-day record of the military conversations in Moscow and constitutes the most comprehensive source I have seen of the Allied version of the talks. It includes reports to London, during the negotiations, by Air Marshal Burnett and Gen. Heywood, and
the final report of the British mission by Adm. Drax. Also, a verbatim account of the dramatic meeting of Gen. Doumenc with Marshal Voroshilov on the evening of Aug. 22, when the chief of the French military mission tried desperately to save the situation despite the public announcement that Ribbentrop was arriving in Moscow the next day. Also, the record of the final, painful meeting of the Allied missions with Voroshilov on Aug. 26. Volume VII also includes many dispatches between the British Foreign Office and the embassy in Moscow which throw fresh light on this episode.

This section of the chapter is based largely on these confidential British papers. Unfortunately the Russians, so far as I know, have never published their documents on the meeting, though a Soviet account is given in Nikonov’s
Origins of World War II
, in which much use of the British Foreign Office documents is made. The Soviet version is also given in
Histoire de la Diplomatie
, ed. by V. Potemkin.

30
. Paul Reynaud,
In the Thick of the Fight
, p. 212. Reynaud, pp. 210–33, gives the French version of the Allied negotiations in Moscow in August 1939. He gives his sources on p. 211. Bonnet gives his version in his book
Fin d’une Europe.

31
. The documents are in
DBrFP
, VII (see note 29 above). It is interesting that not a line on the Anglo–French diplomatic efforts in Warsaw to get the Poles to accept Russian help nor on the course of the military talks in Moscow was published in either the
British Blue Book
or the
French Yellow Book.

32
. Dispatch of Ribbentrop, 9:05
P.M
., Aug. 23, from Moscow,
DGFP
, VII, p. 220.

33
. Secret German memoranda, Aug. 24,
ibid.
, pp. 225–29.

34
. Text of the Soviet draft,
DGFP
, VII, pp. 150–51.

35
. Gaus affidavit at Nuremberg,
TMWC
, X, p. 312.

36
. Text of the German–Soviet nonaggression pact and of secret additional protocol, signed in Moscow Aug. 23, 1939,
DGFP
, VII, pp. 245–47.

37
. Churchill,
The Gathering Storm
, p. 394.

 1
.
British Blue Book
, pp. 96–98.

 2
. Henderson’s dispatch, Aug. 23, 1939,
ibid.
, pp. 98–100. German Foreign Office memo of meeting,
DGFP
, VII, pp. 210–15. Henderson reported on the second meeting on Aug. 24 (
British Blue Book
, pp. 100–2).

 3
. Text of Hitler’s letter of Aug. 23 to Chamberlain,
ibid.
, pp. 102–4. It is also printed in
DGFP
, VII, pp. 216–19.

 4
. Text of Hitler’s letter to Mussolini, Aug. 25,
DGFP
, VII, pp. 281–83.

 5
. Text of verbal declaration of Hitler to Henderson, Aug. 25, drawn up by Ribbentrop and Dr. Schmidt,
DGFP
, VII, pp. 279–84; also in
British Blue Book
, pp. 120–22. Henderson’s dispatch of Aug. 25 describing interview,
British Blue Book
, pp. 122–23. See also Henderson’s
Failure of a Mission
, p. 270.

 6
. Coulondre’s dispatch, Aug. 25,
French Yellow Book
, Fr. ed., pp. 312–14.

 7
.
NCA
, VI, pp. 977–98. From a file on Russo–German relations found in the files of the Navy High Command.

 8
. Schmidt,
op. cit.
, p. 144.

 9
.
Ibid.
, pp. 143–44.

10
.
Ciano Diaries
, pp. 120–29.

11
. Weizsaecker memorandum, Aug. 20,
DGFP
, VII, p. 160.

12
. Mackensen letter to Weizsaecker, Aug. 23,
ibid.
, pp. 240–43.

13
. Dispatch of Mackensen, Aug. 25,
ibid.,
pp. 291–93.

14
. See
DGFP
, VII, note on p. 285.

15
. Mussolini’s letter to Hitler, Aug. 25,
ibid.
, pp. 285–86.

16
.
NCA
, VI, pp. 977–78 (N.D. 170).

17
. Ribbentrop’s interrogation, Aug. 29, 1945,
NCA
, VII, pp. 535–36; Goering’s interrogation, Aug. 29, 1945,
ibid.,
pp. 534–35; Keitel’s testimony on the stand at Nuremberg under direct examination, Apr. 4, 1946,
TMWC, X
, pp. 514–15.

18
.
NCA
, Suppl. B, pp. 1561–63.

19
. Gisevius,
op. cit.
, pp. 358–59.

20
. Hassell,
op. cit.
, p. 59.

21
. Thomas, “Gedanken und Ereignisse,”
loe. cit.

22
. Testimony of Dr. Schacht, May 2, 1946, at Nuremberg,
TMWC.
XII, pp. 545–46.

23
. Testimony of Gisevius, Apr. 25, 1946, at Nuremberg,
ibid.
, pp. 224–25.

24
. The texts of all these appeals are in the
British Blue Book
, pp. 122–42.

25
. Hitler to Mussolini, Aug. 25, 7:40
P.M.,
DGFP
, VII, p. 289.

26
.
Ciano Diaries
, p. 129.

27
. Mussolini to Hitler, Aug. 26, 12:10
P.M.,
DGFP
, VII, pp. 309–10.

28
.
Ciano Diaries
, p. 129. Mackensen’s report,
DGFP
, VII, p. 325.

29
. Hitler to Mussolini, Aug. 26, 3:08
P.M.,
DGFP
, VII, pp. 313–14.

30
. Mussolini to Hitler, 6:42
P.M.,
Aug. 26,
ibid.
, p. 323.

31
. Hitler to Mussolini, 12:10
A.M.,
Aug. 27,
ibid.
, pp. 346–47.

32
. Mussolini to Hitler, 4:30
P.M.,
Aug. 27,
ibid.
, pp. 353–54.

33
. Dispatch of Mackensen, Aug. 27,
ibid.
, pp. 351–53.

34
. Daladier to Hitler, Aug. 26,
ibid.
, pp. 330–31. Also in the
French Yellow Book,
Fr. ed., pp. 321–22.

35
. Halder’s diary, entry of Aug. 28, recapitulating “sequence of events” of previous five days. This portion is in
DGFP
, VII, pp. 564–66.

36
. Goering’s interrogation, Aug. 29, 1945, at Nuremberg,
NCA
, VIII, p. 534 (N.D.TC–90).

37
.
TMWC
, IX,p.498.

38
. The account of the doings of Dahlerus is based on his book,
op. cit.
, and on his testimony at Nuremberg, where he learned how naïve he had been about his German friends. See above, note 4 for Chapter 15. It is substantiated by a great deal of material from the British Foreign Office published in
DBrFP
, Third Series, Vol. VII.

39
.
DBrFP
, VII, p. 287.

40
. Testimony of Dahlerus at Nuremberg,
TMWC
, IX, p. 465.

41
.
DBrFP
, VII, p. 319
n
.

42
.
TMWC
, IX, p. 466.

43
.
DBrFP
, VII, pp. 321–22.

44
.
British Blue Book
, p. 125, and DBrFP, VII, p. 318.

45
. Text of British note to Germany, Aug. 28,
British Blue Book
, pp. 126–28.

46
. Dispatch of Henderson to Halifax, 2:35
A.M
., Aug. 29,
ibid.
, pp. 128–31.

47
. Dispatch of Henderson to Halifax,
Aug
. 29,
ibid
., p. 131.

48
. Dispatch of Henderson, Aug. 29,
DBrFP
, VII, p. 360.

49
.
Ibid.
,

50
. Text of German reply, Aug. 29,
British Blue Book
, pp. 135–37.

51
.
DBrFP
, Third Series, VII, p. 393.

52
. Henderson,
Failure of a Mission
, p. 281.

53
.
British Blue Book
, p. 139.

54
. Text of Chamberlain’s note to Hitler, Aug. 30,
DGFP
, VII, p. 441.

55
.
British Blue Book
, pp. 139–40.

56
.
Ibid.
, p. 140.

57
.
lbid.
, p. 142.

58
. Schmidt,
op. cit
., pp. 150–55. Also Schmidt’s testimony at Nuremberg,
TMWC
, X, pp. 196–222.

59
.
TMWC
, X, p. 275.

60
. Schmidt,
op. cit.
, p. 152.

61
.
DGFP
, VII, pp. 447–50.

62
. Henderson’s
Final Report
, Cmd. 6115, p. 17. Also his book,
op. cit.
, p. 287.

63
.
DBrFP
, VII, No. 575, p. 433.

64
.
TMWC
, IX, p. 493.

65
. Henderson’s wire to Halifax, 12:30
P.M.,
Aug. 31,
DBrFP
, VII, p. 440; letter to Halifax,
ibid
., pp. 465–67; wire, 12:30
A.M
., Sept. 1,
ibid.
, pp. 468–69. Kennard’s wire to Halifax, Aug. 31,
ibid.
, No. 618.

66
.
DBrFP
, VII, pp. 441–43.

67
.
British Blue Book,
p. 144.

68
.
Ibid.
, p. 147.

69
.
Ibid.
, p. 147.

70
. Text of Polish written reply to Britain, Aug. 31,
ibid.
, pp. 148–49; Kennard’s dispatch, Aug. 31 (it was not received in London until 7:15p
.M
.), ibid., p. l48.

71
. For Lipski’s Final Report, see
Polish White Book.
Extracts are published in
NCA
, VIII, pp. 499–512.

72
.
DGFP
, VII, p. 462.

73
. Lipski’s version in his Final Report,
loc. cit.
Dr. Schmidt’s German account of the interview is in
DGFP
, VII, p. 463.

74
. The German text of Hitler’s directive is in
TMWC
, XXXIV, pp.
456–59 (N.D. C–126). English translations are given in
NCA
, VI, pp. 935–39, and
DGFP
, VII, pp. 477–79.

75
. Hassell,
op. cit.
, pp. 68–73.

76
. Dahlems’ testimony at Nuremberg,
TMWC
, IX, pp. 470–71; Forbes’s answer to questionnaire submitted by Goering’s lawyer at Nuremberg is quoted in Namier,
Diplomatic Prelude
, pp. 376–77. Henderson’s account is in his
Final Report
, p. 19.

77
.
DBrFP
, VII, p. 483. Henderson’s later account of the dispatch is given in his
Final Report
, p. 20, and in his book,
op. cit.
, pp. 291–92.

78
.
TMWC
, II, p. 451.

79
. Naujocks affidavit,
loc. cit.

80
.
DGFP
, VII, p. 472.

81
. Gisevius,
op. cit.
, pp. 374–75.

 1
.
DGFP
, VII, p. 491.

 2
. From Dahlems’ book,
op. cit.
, pp. 119–20; and from his testimony on the stand at Nuremberg,
TMWC
, IX, p. 471.

 3
.
DBrFP
, VII, pp. 466–67.

 4
.
ibid.

 5
.
TMWC
, IX, p. 436. Dahlems testimony, as printed here, contains a typographical error which makes him say the Poles “had
been
attacked,” and is therefore totally misleading.

 6
.
DBrFP
, VII, pp. 474–75.

 7
.
Ibid.
, Nos. 651, 652, pp. 479–80.

 8
. The text is in
DGFP
, VII, p. 492, and in the
British Blue Book
, p. 168. Dr. Schmidt’s notes on Ribbentrop’s comments to Henderson and Coulondre are in
DGFP
, VII, pp. 493 and 495, respectively.