Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-08-01

pared to accommodate any de-
sire expressed by the Duke.
especially with q view to the
assumption Of the English
throne by the Duke and
Duchess.
If the Duke should have other
plans. but be prepared to CO.
operate in the establishment Of
good relations between Ger
many and England. we would
likewise be prepared to assure
him and his wife of q subSis-
tence which would permit him.
either as q private citizen or
in some other position. to lead
q life suitable for q king. Z.
Please deal with this tele-
gram personally and conf
dentially. RIBBENTROP.
The Ambassador in Spain to
the Foreign Ministry July 16)
The Foreign Minister'S conf
Dental emissary has returned
from Lisbon. Through him the
Duke Of Windsor has commune
Gated to the Foreign Minister
the following:
His designation as Governor
of the Bahamas was made
known in a very cool and cate
gorical letter from Churchill
with the instruction that he
should leave for his post i'm
mediately without fail. Church.
Ill has threatened w. with
avaignment before a court
martial in case he did not
accept the post (this appears
to have been communicated
orally only to the Duke) I.
Through the Colonial Minister
the Duke then received q post
ponement for q month-and-a-
half apparently because the
Duke declared he must receive
from his house in Paris certain
effects and objects for the
move).
The confidential emissary
further reports that the Duke
has declared that he has given
up all his military Offices and
Is now only a governor. The
Duke sees in the appointment
recognition Of the equal status
Of his wife. The attitude Of
the English Embassy in Lisbon,
on instructions from London, is
very reserved toward the Duke.
The Foreign Minister has Just
asked the Spanish Ambassador
in Lisbon. Nicolas Franco, who
was here briefly. to warn the
Duke most urgently once more
against taking up the post.
STOHRER
The Ambassador In Spain to
the Foreign Ministry July 23)
For the Foreign Minister.
The confidential emissary of
the Minister Of the Interior Just
returned from Lisbon yesterday.
He had two long conversations
with the Duke Of Windsor; at
the last one the Duchess was
present also.
The Duke expressed himself
very freely. In Portugal he
felt almost like a prisoner. He
was surrounded by agents. etc.
Politically he was more and
more distant from the King and
the present English Govern
ment.
The Duke and Duchess have
less fear Of the King, who was
quite foolish (reichlich toricht)
than Of the shrewd Queen who
was intriguing skilfully against
the Duke and particularly
against the Duchess.
The Duke was CONSIDERING
making a public statement and
thereby disavowing present
English policy and breakine
with his brother.
The Duke and Duchess were
extremely interested in the
secret communication which
the Minister OF the interior
promised to make to the Duke
To the question about what II
concerned, the confidential
emissary declared that he wa.
not himself informed but thai
the report was no doubt Of q
serious nature. STOHRER
The Ambassador In Spain "a
the Foreign Ministry July 25)
For the Foreign Minister
The confidential emiSsary OF
the Minister Of the Interior
had the following TO add about
his interview with the Duke
and Duchess:
When he rave the Duke the
advice not TO 90 to the Ba-
hamas. but to return TO Spain
since the Duke was likely YET
to be called upon 10 play an
: important role in English policy
and possibly to ascend the
English throne. both the Duke
and Duchess gave evidence OF
establishment.