Transcription: Left page   10th November I939  The eve of Armistice Day.    It looks more likely at the moment that the real war will break out.  There is alarm and fear in Holland and Belgium.  A couple of days ago the Belgian King went suddenly to the Hague and had a conference with Wilhelmina; I guessed a defensive proposal.   The only announcement was another appeal to belligerents and an offer of their good offices. This was interpreted as a sign of danger, of a menace to their neutrality by the Press of the world.  It has been followed by fresh mobilisation, the commandeering of motor 'buses in Brussels, fresh inundations in Holland, and tonight it is notified that the main defensive water line in Holland is being flooded at of course terrible sacrifice.     If Hitler does not face a winter campaign he will have to face another half million British troops in France in the Spring, and now that the Neutrality Act has been revised arms will be flowing from the U S A.     But he has waited until there was at last partial mobilisation in Holland, Belgium, and Switzerland and until their troops have had two months special training and time to work on fortifications.   The Swiss second line has been well developed.   Tonight it was announced that two or three regiments demobilised have been recalled to the colours.  Their supplies are good.   And a big French army lies close alongside them. I think myself that the German will not try the attack on both wings, but will, if he goes, concentrate on a rush through Holland for the ports and then probably a southward turn through Belgium. Some suggest that he might try to keep Belgium out of it for a time as a protection and so prevent British and French from going to the support of the Dutch.      The Dutch have always refused even a defensive arrangement with the Belgians, feeling that they were less exposed and could keep out as in the last war. I suppose it is likely that an attack  by land would be accompanied by mass air attacks especially on England and the fleet.    It will be a desperate throw.  Right page   The Dutch and othe small Powers have been fiercely attacked in the German press for some days for allowing the British to stop their ships and thus enforce the blockade. Not a word about Italy which is in the same position. A curious affair in Munich where Hitler was celebrating the birthday of Nazi-ism.    He spoke for only half the usual time and then with all his chiefs left.   Half an hour later there was a great explosion in the Burgerbraukeller killing half a dozen and wounding 60.     Berlin says it was the British S S.   I was much more inclined to put it to the credit of the underground opposition; but it is being so  promptly used to whip up anti-English sentiment that I begin to doubt.   Burckhardt today said to me it was the Gestapo and it would be used to prepare opinion for ruthless war- and the reprisals.    Avenol thinks in a similar way. If the air war begins in earnest nearly every mile of the way between Geneva and Dublin will be exposed to attack.   Nice outlook for  Irish travellers.  I have been saying to the host of folks wanting to know if and when Elsie was coming out that I did not want her to be cut off here from the children, as she assuredly would be in such a case.     I have been promising myself and Her also that I would go home for Christmas; so I shal if things have not moved;   I wouldn't mind much myself running the gauntlet but what would happen to them all if I got "mine"?   They are far  from being provided for.

Transcription: 10th November. Gave a large luncheon today to twenty people at the Perle du Lac Avenol, Miss Lever, Burckhardt & wife, Borberg, Aghnides, Skylstad, the Levedays, Hills, Von Asch van Wijcks, Titltmans (new US Cons Gen.) Jacklin Mad. Sokaline, & the Nisots (12 nationalities) Burckhardt said he thought the Munich explosion could hardly occur  without the connivance of the Gestapo. (I am not quite so sure)

Transcription: Left page   28/X/39 Von Ribbentrop, in a speech in Danzig this week referred to Burckhardt "dessen Tätigkeit eine rühmliche Ausnamhe [sic] im Vergleich zu manchen seiner Vorgänger darstellte." i.e. une exception louable par rapport à celle de beaucoup de ses prédécesseurs" !! Not very comfortable for B. outside Germany.  Right page   TELEPHONE 61883 13, HATCH STREET, DUBLIN. The manuscript copy of Adamnan's "Vita Columbae" written by Dorbene, abbot of Iona, in or about the year 717, is the oldest known manuscript written by an Irishman that is now in existence. It is now in the Stadtbibliothek of Schaffhausen (Msc. Generalia 1). I wish to know if a photographic copy of the manusript, preferably in the negatives, can be obtained through the good offices of the Swiss governmental authorities. Eoin MacNeill professor National Univeristy of Ireland 10 october 1939. An interesting request from Eoin MacNeill.

Transcription: Left page   25/10/39 Have just heard from Mortished on return from Ireland, that Dorothy Mary after all passed her Trinity Entrance in Latin & has begun College. Am very pleased. A letter from Patsy has twelve terrible spelling mistakes. But she writes with an impish vivacity. Greiser has been promoted as Gauleiter, at Poznan. Burckhardt talking with me today, says he G. had refused to take part in the kicking-out ceremony. B. wrote to him from Kaunas 1st- a formal protest, 2ndly- commanding to his care Beier & Laemmer. Had heard he had brought Beier to Poznan & given him a nice little job. Glad to hear of it. Poor Greiser had some heart, after all. B. says he broke down in tears at their last private talk - over Germany's position. Forster certainly gave him Hell.  Right page   Speech de Nogueira 1939 facilité: serenité: Manifester amitie bienveillance ..., nouveau venu-respect âge-sagesse. D.P. eclair ; sourire; visage illum. intell. zèle Devoirs  ... freq. rapp. ... - et  ... N, travailt- tranquilllt-,  ... to Eur. Coll. point vue des divers pays de son  ... , ou essayant modérer les idées trop bouillonantes d'un Del. ou autre, toujours impartialte, touj. seul but. Mais ce ne qui dep. moments où je suis entré moi-même =rel. tres etroits que je dire vraiment je connais N. Result frapp de c. coll. de me convaincre, si nee. avant tout des qual. loyauté,  ...  Q. N. a apportées à tache et montre colls. Je  ...  N. leaves respect, gratitude, affection ULEITER IN POLAND AN WHO DID NOT LIKE  IRISH COMMISSIONER FROM REUTER'S CORRESPONDENT. BERLIN, Monday. Herr Hitler has appointed forty-two years Herr Arthur Greiser, former President of Danzig Senate, to be Gauleiter (Regional ader) of the Warta district of German- cupied Poland. At a large Council meeting at Geneva 1936, Herr Greiser, after a speech demand- g the withdrawal of Mr. Sean Lester, then eague High Commissioner in Danzig, left e hall deliberately after a gesture of dis- ain at the Press gallery.

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