Transcription: 30/3/39 Almost unnoticed in the midst of other impending events, Madrid has quietly crumbled into Franco's hands after 30 months siege.   Mussolini spoke and while mentioning Jibouti, Tunis & Suez Canal did not make specific territorial claims. Deladier has answered firmly "pas un arpent", but the way is open to negotiations on Jibouti & Suez if the will is there.   No one can foresee the next step.   Germany has opened an anti-Polish campaign causing fresh anxiety. Is it no more than an effort to prevent Beck's visit to London next week?

Transcription: Left page   Memel, dirty & insignificant as an Irish provincial town, doesn't seem much of a prize. But it brings Germany another step up the Baltic, and gives her control of the mouth of Poland's second river, the Niemen, as she controls the Vistula at Danzig. Lithuania loses her only port & economically falls into German hands. The port was neglected by the Germans before 1918, used only for wood export, and the Lithuanians had done much to develop it.   Wedding's job comes to an end. He is not a League official.   The pincers close on Poland.  Right page   Rumania has signed a trade treaty with Germany, giving very substantial concessions. Compared with the reputed ultimatum someone says it is like Godesberg and Munich.   But they did not get all they wanted, it is clear. "Le Journal" says however that in 3 weeks at the latest Germany will have her longed-for monopoly of the petrol.   Hungary is in German hands +/- 90%. Hungary claims 2,000,000 of a minority in Roumania; a move could be initiated without the slightest difficulty & on most plausible grounds.

Transcription: Left page   Friday 24/3/1939   For a week G.B. has been trying to establish a front against aggression. France Russia & Poland at any rate have been invited to agree to a common declaration. Contents not yet certain. ? Consultation in case of threat anywhere in Europe. Russia & France seem agreed but roland asks for more definite military commitments. Others wd be asked later to join.   It's an effort, belated, to set up a kind of limited collective security. Chamberlain has, in the past, already stacked the cards against it. Poland holds the key. It would be difficult to help her, of course.  Right page     Memel has been annexed in "agreement" with be Lithuanian Govmt & under the usual  threat. It's not a case anybody felt to be on the same plane as Cz-Sl. in spite of a 5 Powers guarantee (including Italy & Japan). German planes flew over Memel while Kaunas Parliament was discussing the ultimatum. Polish Press bitter.   There is still speculation about Italy. Mussolini will speak next Sunday.    Burckhardt called to see me yesterday. Very anxious about his belongings in Danzig.   Weizacker advised him to bring his car with him (he had proposed to leave it in Berlin); it might be very useful!!

Transcription: Left page   The entourage of Hitler say he has not yet read Chamberlain's speech.   I wish the Danzig question were out of the way. As I wrote last October, it is being kept by Germans as a pawn for bigger gains.   Poles tried last December but the Germans wouldn't talk.   Pelt, back from 3 months in Paris, says the spirit is very different to that of September. Very calm and more confident in themselves.   Howard Bucknell called with an idea (partial fleet mobilisation without any explanation) based on the assumption that G.B. wd want to back out if the bluff were called in a more open undertaking. Albion!  Right page     A new Anglo-French guarantee to intervene if Holland or Switzerland were attacked is reported, as President Lebrun visits London in state.   Joe Wilson thinks a special meeting of the Assembly shd be summoned in Dublin.    ... Water told Jacklin a few days ago that London Govmt was assured that U.S.A. wd declare war if they became involved.   I hope it is true. But I wonder. It might of course explain the change of front. Bucknell thinks the administration wd favour it but there wd be great difficulties & delay.

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