PZ 5749/39(1) 'Propaganda: Articles forwarded to Persian Gulf, Kabul & Katmandu for dissemination' [‎105r] (209/715)

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Katmandu (12)
Mr* Gibson
(D
Crombie
a)
Infn*Offr.1986/1939.
Mr o Hennessy
J©int Secretary,
{2} Air Mail
Home and Defence
Departments,
Government of
Burma
(2) Air Mail
Spares
(7)
P- A-^ Sent l)y the Ministry of
Information to H 0 M,’s Representatives
abroad, dated 25th November,
•bellowing may be useful for talking ijoints if recent
sc < 1 g onent German v?ar aims receives local attention and it
seems desirable to you to counter it.
Recent m ticle Hamburger ^remdenbl. att declares Gem an w ar
aims to be: (1) Fixation limits British right to interfere
and act as arbitrator in Europe.
^ Establishment Reich frontier corresponding
go ethnical historical and economic requirements.
(3) Obtaining guarantee security Reich lest
oouth 3.or all time.
(4) Creation Polish rump state,
(o) Drawing up ,g>. irop-6nn statute that will ensure
peace* order in Europe.
Germany's neutral neighbours can best judge what these
anus would incolo© for Ghemselves and for Europe* In
regard to Reich frontier for instance they may well ask how
con-licting claims ot race history and economics cxe to be
reconciled but in view of broad German interpretation of
needs in the past it may be presumed that each argument
s/z+m .■ e used in turn to form basis maximum German claim.
^sace-Lorraine, how Countries, Denmark, Adriatic coastline
and CPiaine could all oe brought by such arguments within
frontier of Reich though how many Rump States on the Polish
mouel mignt oe formed within this bloc in order to ensure
German racial predominance it is impossible to estimate.
What is clear is that German war aime as outlined by
Hamburger Iremdenolatt involve German domination of Europe
synii -'0 1 i<ied by tlie Gestapo except in so far as it mar be
necessajy go share spoils with Russia* It is only such
domination which is likely to be imperilled by what is
callv_.d tn.e arbitrary British policy of balance ox ocwer ,, ,
and -which in fact, as is generally recognised, involves not
Gne least measure o.i. intenerence with the liberties or
internal affairs of any European people, and aims only at
ensuring Ghat these peoples may oe independent in their
own way without fear of domination by powerf■ ,1 1 neighbours..
Provided this object attained Britain would welcome the
drawing up of a sxatute v/hich would ensure ptace and order
Unfortunately past experience shows that the independence of
European peoples cannot be maintained without some balance
of power 0