English Translation

Dr Helversen, eell e A/ Interview with the former official of the German Foreign Office v Berline. Muw. (.min. The situation in Germany after the incident of the bombing of a German ship "Deutschland' aircraft. out of Valencia' was very serious. The people waited war and gathered on Monday day 3th May in front of the palace of the Reich's Chancellor, where the "Führerrat' was held 'like in the year 9l4 before the castle of Berlin. The press prepared a special edition for the war, published telegrams that alerted the seriousness of the situation. The people were totally against the war as they said the rafts on the street proved./This was also confirmed by the daughter of the police officer, with whom I also had a conversation/. When it was told that there would be no war, the people celebrated Hitler and Goering, thanking them that when these two returned to Berlin from Munich and Venice, the danger of war was averted. Rosenberg, Himmler and Göbbels and Admiral Roeders, against the war Blomberg, Fritsch, Beck and especially Goering, and also Hitler, said:When I reported this to the Ambassador Mastný, he replied to me that he had news that Hitler was also for the war, while the English ambassador said that Admiral Roder was completely against the War. Göring is said to be very depressed at the time when Spain has shown that the air force itself has not succeeded - that everything depends on đchota, so his plan in the event of war overflying Maginot-liny and attacking from behind has no prizes.