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tently, resting his chin on his left
hand.
When Count Ciano had finished
Hitler shook hands with him and
motioned to the Japanese envoy.
Kurusu bowed and stepped to the
microphone The sing-song manner
of the Ambassadors speech-each
of the three read in his native
tongue-appeared to intrigue the
Fuehrer. His eyes roved from his
hands to the ENJOYS earnest face
and back again.
When the japanese had finished
Hitler shook hands with both Count
Ciano and Kurusu and left the hall.
In the chancellery audience was
the German Ambassador to the
United States, DR.. Hans Dieckhoff,
who has been home since December,
1888, ostensibly to report to the
Fuehrer. DR.. Dieckhoff was in his
natty blue diplomats uniform.
Six Articles in Pact.
The pact. effective Immediately
has six articles.
The three powers agreed, in the
creation of a new order in Europe
and the greater East Asiatic realm,
that they would support each other
mutually with all economic and mill
tary means should they be attacked
by any power not at present bel
ligerent in the European or Far East
ern conflicts.
(Fascists in Rome declared the
pact was intended to forestall
United States entry into the
European conflict
Pretentious Ceremony.
The new treaty was announced IN
one of the most pretentious cere-
monies of the Nazi regime.
\ Foreign diplomats, the foreign
and German press and other digni-
taries gathered in the great recep-
ton hall in Hitler's chancellery
while the general outline of the
treaty was read in several Ian
guages over worldwide radio
hookup designed to let the whole
world know what was afoot.
Signatories of the pact were Won
Ribbentrop, Count Ciano and
KuruSu.
Won Ribbentrop, addressing the
assembled diplomats and journalists
following the reading of the pact
warned:
ANY nation which intends to
mix in the joint affairs of the
contractors (of the new agreement
will have to meet the compact
power of the three united nations
of 10000. 900 people"
Count Ciano arrived by plane from
Munich for the ceremony OF sigma
ture. Fog held up his plane and
delayed the ceremony an hour.
Won Ribbentrop described the pact
powerful powers in the world" He
said it was directed against those
warmongers in the world who are
intending to continue and spread
this war"
The German Foreign Minister said
specifically of Soviet Russia:
The three powers have estab
lished that neither the existing re-
lations with Russia nor the re-
lations with Russia which are to
be established are to be touched
in any way"
Peace Declared Aim.
Won Ribbentrop said the inten-
ton of the signatory powers was to
seek peace and not war"
"The contractors will sincerely
and gratefully appreciate the COL
laboration of any nation that wishes
to aid them in the creation of a
new order in Europe and the great
Asiatic region" the German Foreign
Minister said.
Count Ciano, in Italian, made an
address similar in tone to Won Rib
bentrops.
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laration on behalf of his govern
ment, also speaking in his mother
tongue.
Count Ciano said that the treaty
confirms by solemn pledge of
political, economic and military CO.
operation the communion of interest
and aims existing between these
countries during recent years In
which a new history of the world
was being forged
"In the magnificent work of
regeneration" he declared, "our
three nations have constantly en-
countered the same sinister and
stubborn resistance, the same un-
willingness to understand and the
same hostility.
"All Three Needed Space"
"They all three had to breath in
order to live, they all needed work
for their sons and space for their
peoples.
This breath, this space and this
work has been refused them by those
mighty empires who having mo-
nopolized the resources of the world,
intended to deny to three nations
those elementary and vital require
ments which are their most crying
need.
These three powers have no in
tention of challenging or threaten
ing anyone.
Their pact, as confirmed by to-