The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-15
HITLER, MOLOTOFF
REPORTED TO HAVE
FIXED REDS ROLE
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peoples council and Foreign Min
lister Molotoff had talks with the
fuehrer and reich's Foreign Min
lister Won Ribbentrop.
An exchange of views was car
rled out in an atmosphere of mu-
tual trust and led to mutual ac-
cord on all important questions OF
interest to Germany and the US.
S.R."
Bid Farewell
Won Ribbentrop accompanied
Molotoff to the Anhalter station,
today where large g-oup of high
German officials bade farewell TO
the Russian party after the Gus
tomary military ceremony.
Molotoff and Won Ribbentrop had
their final conference of several
hours last night after a brilliant
reception at the Russian embassy.
British bombing planes disturbed
Molotoff's last oight in Berlin and
the daily cornmunique of the Ger
man high command reflected the
ferocitv of the war at sea between
Germany and Brit;Gp It reported
destruction of eight British mer-
chant ships, five by one submarine
and the others by bombing planes.
| An official announcement on the
Berlin raid said the British
dropped bombs "aimlessly owe r
the outermost suburbs while
strong anti-ajrcraft defenses kept
them away from the center of the
city. Some fires resulted, it was
said, but these were quickly ex-
tinguished. 4
(The first Moscow comment or
Molotoff's Berlin visit came today
IN Red Star, the army organ, which
said the exchange would bring "s
strengthening and development o1
Sovlet-German relations in the in
terests of both countries"
C'German and Italian news
papers emphasize that Molotoff' s
trip is an event of first-rate poiti
cal significance" Red Star said.)
Weighty Visit
informed sources, noting the
brevity of the Berlin communique
on Molotoff's visit, declared never
theless that it was weighty in thai
it stated flatly that complete agree
ment had been reached despite
fundamental theological differ.
ences.
Persons usually in the know lef
no doubt that they we're firmly
convinced that Russia was ranging
herself on the side of the nation:
which entered the pact of Berli1
Sept. 27-Japan, Italy and Ger
many.
This may not necessitate actua
adheren"e to that pact, although
the wording permits Russia to join
Nor ere theological differences for
gotten. But for the purpose of real
istic politics the outstanding fac
is that all four powers agree, Ger
man sources assert, that thu
British empire is doomed and tn,
question of heritage arises.
Russia, it is recalled, dreamed
for centuries of a southwark outle
to world seas. Hence the Axi
powers are willing to show thei
''disinterest' in that section of the
world, roughly comprising Iran
Afghanistan and British India, tn,
informants declared.
On the other hand, they said
it may be taken for granted tina
Russia has agreed not to inter
fere with Axis claims to Europe
and Africa.
Where China stands in the re
ported arrangement could not b.
learned. Russian sources indicated
however, that the Soviet union has
not dropped China.
Informed sources said Turke,
would have to make up her mine
definitely on her future place
European Russia and Turkey alone
have been excepted from what the
Rome-Berlin Axis considers its
European sphere.
| It was argued that Germany