“The Führer had always wanted Anglo-German understanding. War between England and Germany could at best bring some profit to Germany, but none at all to England.”
Then we come to the bribe:
“The Führer declared the German-Polish problem must be solved and will be solved. He is, however, prepared and determined, after the solution of this problem, to approach England once more with a large, comprehensive offer. He is a man of great decisions; and in this case also, he will be capable of being great in his action.”—and then, magnanimously—“He accepts the British Empire and is ready to pledge himself personally for its continued existence and to place the power of the German Reich at its disposal on condition that his colonial demands, which are limited, should be negotiated by peaceful means . . . . His obligations to Italy remain untouched.”
Again he stresses irrevocable determination never to enter into war with Russia. I quote the last two paragraphs:
“If the British Government would consider these ideas, a blessing for Germany . . .”
THE PRESIDENT: Why do you not read the first few lines of Paragraph 3?
LT. COL. GRIFFITH-JONES: Yes; I did summarize it—Paragraph 3:
“He also desired to express the irrevocable determination of Germany never again to enter into conflict with Russia.”
THE PRESIDENT: Yes.