The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-11-14
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NAH SABOTAGE


charming diplomat in Turkey
named Franz Won Papen. It is al
ways significant omen when Hitler
sends Won Papen to a country. It
means he has dire and potent in
tentions regarding that area.
1t was Won Papen who went to
Austria as ambassador to soften
It in preparation for the Nazi oc-
cupation. It was Won Papen who 20
years ago tried to do the same
thing here. And now, with wealth
er getting cold in Russia and Hitler
running. lower and lower on oil,
Nazi squeeze on Turkey becomes
almost inevitable. To prepare for
it, Ambassador Won Papen has been
working overtime in Turkey.
Almost forgotten is Won Papen's
attempt to soften and sabotage the
United States during the last war.
But his operations here indicate the
lengths to which he may 60 in Tur-
key to bring that country into the
Axis.
In 1916, Won Papen was German
military attache in Washington
when Count Johann Won Bernstorff
returned from England with
satche1 containing $15O,O0O, 900 in
German treasury notes.
Won Papen, then In Mexico City,
hurried NORTH. and immediately
began organizing a network OF
spies.
IL Invasion via Canada.
After selecting ms agents care
fully, Won Papen laid the Following
plans:
No. l. TO invade Canada through
British Columbia with the aid Oh
German Ce -, reseiv,s1s ~ uie oh' e..
STATES S, no pan was V'oe1 ~
Won oerhS y H.. a., u.us
NO; 2. r 10 olow up 1lie wenaaiu anu
canai; Inns scneae nAewlsS , was
aDanuoreo, because Tue oai'ai way
'oo wen gua,ueu' n
No. ?. 70 poom up Saa la
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polla.lon u 'ap ]T.s 1,a muops
siuoosn Saiau 1:.,. Ait.
were nsr III VIII 'l. re- fA Ines...;.
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a. DIloge .. van ac WANT.
ms was a0yo M1lu usn az
aseh' lisaiiieu " n
Won rapen was SO Industrious . any
u!lsclupulous , u,ae ne ovei-.saIn r:a
nillisn' ano wnsun uen nLS S ms
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oV'n ne anu peiiio.otn wele 49,
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RUSSIAN REQUESI-A DRiBLET
AvereH Harrlmans connuentla!
report on RUSSIAN requests LOT alo
was vastly dltferent from BRUSH re-
/ quests after Dunkirk. In compare
son with the British, the RUSSIAN
orders seemed q mere driplet.
n.1 u.sr uis Lowia.lus ueoaels, ule
pri.lsl nau 70 sta.s rum noia sc.,
having ioss placeicay az e ~
ail:loreo equl !1, my 1alu M =.
uleir ,ielu ai1lney lne ..u:sa 20
nave !oS' ,le.lieiiuous qs sa 10. =.
niatsria., Du. yuasms noli . lien
re .I5 lnooess l5queS'S' tiiey
s'ln must nave iot iei'.
One OF tne cnleI tnlngs tneyy asked
which, luckily we can supply. Pro-
ductlon figures are military
secret, but these cannon are now
rolling OH assembly lines IN guam
tlty. Inc russians also asked ior
machine guns, which we can furnish
also IN large numbers, since ma
chine gun production is at a high
level.
One OF the biggest. and pleasant
est surprises to Hartman was that
the Russians DO not need machine
tools, at least for the present. This
took q big load on ms MIND, as
toois 70 spare risnt now
Note: U. 5. military experts con-
slider lack OF coordination between