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February 18, 1939

My dear Mr. Mcintyre:

I am enclosing a copy ot Ambassador Biddle's strictly

confldentlal ~espatch no .

ing Colonel Beck's recent

896 of January 13, 1939 concern-

conversations with Chancellor

Hitler and Foreign Mln1eter von Rlbbentrop. The despatch

has been marked fo~.the President.

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Enclosure:

No. 896 from Warsaw, Januacy 13, 1939

The Honorable

Marvin H. Mcintyre ,

Secretary to the Preaident,

The White House.

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brot"" ren took t ""• plAca OV~'~r. :·eck o"f:U tt~td. 1n rcn?Qnoe

to ny cl njeoture t~~t 1t wAa ~~rhapa r~l~lr t or t~•

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pence broker botwo,n t.h e l r c:1ol\ n:H1 t !i.o ltal l c r.a , tor ouch

a oonf l1.ot. woul4 ~ n uttJ-.nr ll:07 :OOd.

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bqon4 i t ln\g on exploaloa. t .t•\- 1t wou.l.e bo " daltcote go.:M

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