The Reich Foreign Secretary, Berlin, 2nd April, 1933.
[Initialled] 'L' [Lammers]
'Tho' [Thomsen]
[In handwriting] Submitted to the Reich Chancellor Dear Reich Chancellor,
The Italian Ambassador telephoned me last night and informed me that Mussolini had declared himself prepared to deny, through the Italian delegations abroad, all news about the persecution of the Jews in Germany that had been distorted by propaganda, if we should consider this course useful. I thanked Herr Cerrati, also on your behalf, and told him that we should be glad to accept his offer.
I regard this friendly gesture of Mussolini's as important enough to bring it to your notice.
As I am unfortunately so hoarse, that I can only make myself understood with difficulty on the telephone, I am having to recourse to this written channel.
With best greetings I remain, dear Reich Chancellor,
Yours faithfully,
[Signed] NEURATH
To the Reich Chancellor,
Herr Adolf Hitler,
Reich Chancellery.
Letter to Hitler, on Mussolini's offer to refute propaganda about the persecution of Jews in Germany
Authors
Constantin Neurath, von (Baron; foreign minister)
Constantin von Neurath
German general and Nazi war criminal (1873-1956)
- Born: 1873-02-02 (Kleinglattbach)
- Died: 1956-08-14 (Enzweihingen)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: diplomat; lawyer; politician
- Member of political party: Nazi Party
- Member of: Schutzstaffel
- Military rank: Obergruppenführer
- Position held: German Foreign Minister (period: 1932-06-01 through 1938-02-04; replaced by: Joachim von Ribbentrop; replaces: Heinrich Brüning); ambassador
Date: 02 April 1933
Defendant: Constantin Neurath, von
Total Pages: 1
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: D-794
Citation: IMT (page 12334)
HLSL Item No.: 453606
Notes:Von Neurath accepted Mussolini's offer.