DOCUMENTS OF GERMAN POLITICS Established by the University for Politics
Continued by the German Academy for Foreign Science Compiled by Dr. Hans Volz, 4th Edition, 1940, Junker & Dunnhaupt Publishers, Berlin.
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31. Protocol of the accession of Italy to the German-Japanese Anti-Comintern Agreement of 6 November 1937.
The Government of the German Reich,
The Italian Government, and The Imperial Japanese Government,
Taking into consideration that the Communist International constantly endangers the civilized world in the West and the East, disturbs and destroys its peace and order.
Convinced that this danger can be reduced and eliminated only by close cooperation of all states interested in maintaining peace and order, considering that Italy, which since the beginning of the Fascist government has fought this danger with inflexible determination and has exterminated the Communist International in its territory, has decided to oppose the common enemy side by side with Germany and Japan, who themselves are inspired with the same will to ward off the Communist International.
2506-PS
Have in accordance with artielp II of the agreement against the Communist International concluded in Berlin on 25 November 1936 between Germany and Japan, (1) agreed as follows:
Article I
Italy joins in the agreement of which the text is appended, (2) as well as the supplementary protocol against the Communist International which was concluded between Germany and Japan on 25 November 1936.
Article II
The three powers signing the present protocol agree that Italy is considered as an original signatory of the agreement mentioned in the preceding article as well as the supplementary protocol, whereby the signing of the present protocol is equivalent to signing the original text of the above-mentioned agreement and the supplementary protocol.
Article III
The present protocol is an integral part of the agreement and the supplementary protocol.
Article IV
The present protocol is drawn up in the German, Italian, and Japanese languages, and each text is considered the original. It is effective the day of the signing.
In witness whereof, the signatories duly authorized by their respective governments have signed this protocol and affixed their seals thereto. '
Executed in triplicate at Rome the 6th day of November 1937, in the XVI year of the Fascist era, that is the 6th day of November of the 12th Year of the Showa period.
signed Joachim von Ribbentrop signed Ciano signed M. Hotta
3. VB 7 November 1937—Foreign politics monthly, volume 4 (1937), p. 873f. RGBL 1938 II, p. 25—On the day on which Italy joined the anti-Comintern agreement the Fuehrer sent telegrams to Mussolini and the Japanese Prime Minister Prince Konoye (printed: VB 7 November 1937).
1. Compare Documents of German Politics volume 4, Doc, 28. Article II deals with the accession of other states.
2. Not reprinted here.
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Agreement adding Italy to the German-Japanese Anti-Comintern Agreement
Authors
Joachim Ribbentrop, von (Minister for Foreign Affairs (1938-45))
Joachim von Ribbentrop
German Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany (1893–1946)
- Born: 1893-04-30 (Wesel)
- Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: diplomat; politician
- Member of political party: Nazi Party
- Member of: Schutzstaffel; Travellers Club
- Participant in: International Military Tribunal (role: defendant)
- Military rank: Oberleutnant
Galeazzo Ciano (count, Italian foreign minister (1939))
Galeazzo Ciano
Italian politician (1903-1944)
- Born: 1903-01-01 1903-03-18 (Livorno) (reason for preferred rank: most precise value)
- Died: 1944-01-01 1944-01-11 (Verona) (reason for preferred rank: most precise value)
- Country of citizenship: Italian Social Republic; Kingdom of Italy
- Occupation: diarist; diplomat; jurist; politician
- Member of political party: National Fascist Party
- Member of: Grand Council of Fascism
- Position held: Undersecretary of State of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Italy (period: 1934-09-06 through 1935-06-26); minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Italy (period: 1936-06-11 through 1943-02-06; replaced by: Benito Mussolini; replaces: Benito Mussolini); minister of Popular Culture of the Kingdom of Italy (period: 1935-06-26 through 1936-06-11; replaced by: Dino Alfieri); national councillor to the Chamber of Fasci and Corporations (parliamentary term: 30th Legislature of the Kingdom of Italy; period: 1939-03-23 through 1943-08-02)
- Spouse: Edda Mussolini (period: 1930-01-01 through 1944-01-01)
Hotta (Japanese diplomat (1937))
Hotta
- Additional details not yet available.
Germany (treaties, diplomatic statements, proclamations)
Italy (treaties, agreements, diplomatic statements)
Japan (treaties, agreements, diplomatic statements)
Documents of German Politics (Dokumente der Deutschen Politik, serial)
Date: 06 November 1937
Literal Title: Documents of German Politics (Politik) . . . 31. Protocol of the accession of Italy to the German-Japanese Anti-Comintern Agreement of 6 November 1937.
Defendant: Joachim Ribbentrop, von
Total Pages: 2
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-2506
Citation: IMT (page 1218)
HLSL Item No.: 450943
Notes:The German-Japanese agreement is dated 25 November 1936 (see document PS 2508); Italy joined on 6 November 1937; the protocol was published in "Documents" in 1940. This document was entered for judicial notice without an exhibit number.
Trial Issues
Conspiracy (and Common plan, in IMT) (IMT, NMT 1, 3, 4) IMT count 1: common plan or conspiracy (IMT) IMT count 2: crimes against peace (wars of aggression) (IMT) Wars of aggression
Document Summary
PS-2506: Protocol, 6 November 1937, of Italy’s adherence to the German-japanese Anti-comintern Pact