Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-19
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met Won Papen with his wife and their two
daughters wearing long braids and fiat heels.
Thierry de ISidre associated with the Won
Papens. They went to the races together
Therry was received at Villeroy in the Saar
at the estate of Frau Won Papen's parents.
Despite their youth. Thierry cast a cleaning
eye at Won Papens two daughters. To become
- the son-in-law of this great German that
his ambition
- HeIras- told THAT anything was possible
for such understanding friend Of Germany
But Anna Jacquinet tormented by jeal-
ousy. Spies and traitors do their work of de
luding others al too well but usually they are
their own worst victims
a The traitor is paid in money little as
possible and mostly in dazzling promises of
power II they only knew 1t, Hitler has prom
Used every conceivable post of power to at
least l 600 persons Annals reward for seduc-
ing Therry into the hands of the national
enemy that she should marry him and
become the very thing she pretended to scorn
Countess
Unfortunately for her the young noble
TO the manner born and the crude charms
Of Anna who was half peasant and half
postmaster soon lost their power when the
Gestapo found more cultured ladies' who fitted
the Counts formula
BE patient" they told her Before any
Of gets his reward the great victory must
come then you win certainly get yours"
Then came 1898
And Hitler The Fuehrers orders we're
precise and clear: France was to be seduced.
her elite was to be poisoned. her politicians
were 10 be deceived France was to be brought
to such a state Of confusion that without any
war she would become the vassal of Germany;
or. If there had TO be war, France was to be
weak that she would cOlapSe under the
impact of the very first attack.
To achieve this purpose Hitler had to have
allies strategically placed. The most rigidly
closed doors had to be opened TO the emssaries
from Berlin. Any means to end Won
Ribbentrop organized a special bureau for
France. 10 be headed by man named Otto
AbetZ
This is the same Abetz that Hitler sent
the other day TO pound on Petains desk at
Vichy and forbid him to punish Laval for
trying to betray what is left of France He
did more than threaten. He was able to make
important personages on whom Petain relied
implicitly. come forward TO intercede for the
double-dealing Laval.
They dared not refuse because Hitler re-
cruits his Fifth Column not only by brides
but by blackmail. If the great Nazi corrup-
ton machine could produce armies of traitors
in distant countries. what chance had decent
German TO Withstand IL lie had just two
fight suicide.
This Abetz was a young and impecunous
drawing teacher at Karlsruhe He had long
advocated a movement of Youth Camps for
the purpose of a Franco-Cerman rapproche-
ment based on a better understanding. He
was married to a Frenchwoman, Suzanne
de Broukhere.
Up to this time. Otto Abetz had meant
we'll he had been sincere. He hesitated, for
a while to take any part in Nazi machina-
tions. But they threatened him, they bribed
him. He was poor, powerless. He had a
young child and an old mother to support
He accepted the Nazi proposition.
Won Papen told Abetz about this Thierry
de Ludre, this young French arstocrat who
wanted too marry one of Won Papen's daugh-
tiers, this wealthy Count with the very best
of connections. both social and political.
Won Papen gave the following instructions:
Nothing to be done with money. But he'll
fall for clicking of heels, deeply respectful
bowling and scraping. interviews. Platter him
by asking for his advice Throw parties for
him. If necessary Let him meet aristocratic
Junkers rather than everyday Party MEM
bers"
From now on, when Therry de Ludre
crossed the Rhine into Germany, he was liter
ally overwhelmed on all possible occasions with