Reply to Hitler
Headline: Britain replies to Herr Hitler's note.
The Cabinet met this morning to discuss Herr Hitler's note, which was received by the Foreign Office last night. They met for an hour and a half and it was sufficient for them to compose their reply, which has now been sent to Berlin.
Although this exchange of notes continues, there seems to be little change in the European crisis. Neither side is giving anything away about what they've been saying to each other.
'Britain is still standing firm in her undertaking to help Poland ...'
It seems clear that their basic attitudes have not changed. Britain is still standing firm in her undertaking to help Poland should she be threatened by any other country, while Germany continues to pursue her claims that Danzig and the corridor should be returned to the Reich.
In London there are still hopes of a peaceful settlement, though it's understood that if talks were to begin at this late stage, they would have to be free of any suggestion of menace.
During the day the official German News Agency announced that Germany is still hoping for a peaceful solution, but that the 'issue now depends on the decision in London which must be awaited'.
There is some mystery about this statement, as Britain has not yet been called upon to make a fresh decision and had remained clear about the decision made some months ago. Britain waits with interest to hear the German Government's response to their note, which the British Ambassador in Berlin will be delivering later this evening.
[*Reports taken from BBC news bulletins, and a range of daily newspapers]
Published: 2001-09-01
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