Evening star., 1947-05-18
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The Nazis hoped for an arnnistice
With Russia III 1913 which would
have been kept secret from the
Western Allies and In which the
Soyiefs would have continued . to
draw Lend-Lease from the United
States,
This sly but unsuccessful move py
Hitler came to light last night Y
captured German naval documents
which also disclosed
/. Bombing OF the United states
with q new high h-speed. long-ranges
six -engine plane was considered put
was abandoned in July. 1913, De
cause the few airplanes which could
|ret there would be bf no significance
but would only arouse the VIII 20
resist in the populat ton
.. Admiral Karl Doenitz, as COM
mander-in-caief Of the German
Navy, wanted to use the new
weapon Of the air force apparently
tie vi robot bomb or the W.
rocket, to attack Allied shipping at
|Gibraltar In the summer OF 1888.
He proposed to launch them from
the area Of Marseilles, France. But
Hitler vetoed the plan because Of
athe risk that some OF the new
weapons might fall on land at
Gibraltar and that the British Will
and out what they are. It was
not until the following year that
they were loosed at London.
Documents Released.
The official German naval docu-
|ments, including intelligence reports
and records of conferences Hitler
held in 1943 with his top Naval
commanders and others. were re-
LEASED simultaneously last night by
the Navy Department here and the
British Admiralty In London.
The reference to the plan for q
Russian armistice did not make
| clear whether it actually had been
submitted to the Soviets. It was
mentioned in the minutes OF a con-
ference which Hitler held with his
commanders July II and Is, 1943
under the heading, grand strategy
The complete reference was as
follows:
| I'VE can hope to win the war
only if we can stop expending our
forces in. the East. So far Japan
has not been used for this pur-
pose, for fear of weakening Japan
in the South by engaging her ir
the North. Also, she might not
be able to muster the necessary
supplies for both fronts.
"The japanese Kwantung army
stands ready with a million men
Japan herself evidently realizes that
intervention in Siberia may become
necessary.
Threat by Japan Considered.
Russia is getting considerable
supplies via the Far East. There
fore, the question arises whether q
threat by Japan that she will enter
the war against Russia will help
to make the latter accept the Ger
man offer of san unannounced arm
istice on the Eastern front, to be
kept secret from the Anglo-Saxons
Russia would continue to accept
lease LEND materials This politica
goal is worth every sacrifice.
IF this fails, the East wall mus
be built as quickly as possible.
Germany's defeat was beginning
to appear likely that summer, al
though none of the high army anc
navy leaders around Hitler wantee
to be the first to say so.
Hitler himself was looking fol
IAN unexpected way out" to presen
itself, as he declared wistfully, i
had many times in history.
/ The situation was "perilous," HI
admitted, but he hoped the Allie.
would fall out among themselves
4 the nearer they got to success.
Hoped for Developments.
At conference with his com.
manders at his headquarters August
9 to II, he cited discrepancies be-
tween the war aims of Britain ane
Russia" added that 'in NORTH
Africa, in turn, Britain ane
America do not see eye to eye," ane
concluded:
Even though today the Anglo.
Saxons are still determined to ami.
hilate us, favorable political develop.
ments are by no means impossible
in the future"
Among the documents was re.
port to the German naval intelli.
gence from Tokyo on December 10
1943, saying there is no doubt" thai
President Roosevelt at the Tehrar
conference insisted upon the use
of bases in Eastern Siberia" anc
that experts on Russian affairs con-
slider it. unlikely" that Generalissime
Stain agreed.
| Nazis Made Estimate.
! The reports from Tokyo were sup.
lplemented by the Nazi leaders witt
this estimate of their own:
"1. Russia S demand for the open.
ling of a second front is most strongl.
.. supported by her threat of seekini
Ian understanding with Germany
However, as long as Russia main
tains her military pressure on tn,
Eastern front of her own accord
there is no reason for America ant
Britain to submit to Russian desires
!, particularly since both powers ar
greatly interested in seeing Russi
. weakened even more. The shift Q
British and American interest to tn
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