Evening star., 1947-03-11

fDr. Deutsch, University OF Mime
sofa history professor, told tn his first
article in yesterdays Star hotp Hitler
and Stain nldneuDered themselves
into each others good grnces in 1889.
His article today details the rapidity
1Uith which So0iet-Nazi nondggres-
sion and boundary settlement pacts
11ere deDised and signed. DR.. Deutsch
dug out this story OF the Hitler-Stdln
iuoofng and estrnslgen1ent as chief of
research and analysis in the OSS
mission to Germany after We day.
When Ribbentrop and his suite ar
rived in Moscow. August 23. 1899, to
negotiate nonaggression pact with
Russia, thcv were anxious and curious
about their reception. They found
neither bands nor guard Of honor-only
Molotov's deputy, Vladimir p. Potemkin,
to provide the most essential proprieties
At 4 pm. Ribbentrop found himself
face to face with Stain and Molotov
in the Kremlin.
At first the Russians were cool and
reserved. Stain Immediately indicated
Russias concern about the Baltic states
and asked whether Germany were in
terested in Libau and Windau, the west
ernmost ports Of Latvia.
He left no doubt that there would be
no use to continue II this were the case.
Ribbentrop offered to consult Hitler
and within few minutes a telephone
connection had been established with
the latter at the Obersaltzberg. Hitler
left the phone for a moment to consult
a map and then announced his readi-
ness to yield the eastern Baltic lands
to Russia.
This concession broke the ice COM
pletely.
In single, prolonged session, under
standing was reached on all points and
the treaties-a public nonaggression
pact and q secret settlement Of terri
torial issues-were signed in the early
hours OF August "a, though predated to
August 23.
Proceedings were concluded with q
toast to Hitler's health and the weary
Germans staggered of for a brief rest
before leaving for home on the same
day.
The territorial arrangements of the
Moscow Treaty divided Eastern Europe
into Russian and German spheres. Fin
land, Estonia and Latvia were placed
IN the Russian sphere, Lithuania in
the German zone. Poland was to be
cut apart at the line Of the four rivers"
'(San, Vistula, Narev and Pisa).
.s Ready Now to Go Ahead. e'
IS" The deal with Russia having been
settled, the die was cast for Adolf
Hitler.
To his intimate circle he had been
saying that if the unexpected should
happen and the Soviets arrived at an
understanding with the western powers,
he would reduce steam, allow the annual
Na1 Party convention to meet in Sep
tember, and to postpone the solution
OF the Polish question for a more
propitious occasion. He had little doubt
about his ability to again lessen the
international tension If that should
prove necessary. But now that Russia
had been fixed" he was ready to order
full speed ahead
1t was presented to his military chiefs
as the clinching argument that the
war with Poland would not develop
into q world conflict.
Hitler spoke of the Russian entente
as representing complete turn" in
his foreign policy and that this re-
orlentation would last for long time
Only after the victories in Poland and
his decision to turn the token" war
IN the west into fight to decision.
did he commence to speak of the en-
tente In terms of q truce that could be
broken at will.
The Soviet partnership in the rape of
Poland was underlined during the Ger
man campaign by the military converse
tions which took place at that time.
During the first few days, the Russian