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Diary 4: January - December 1937
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Transcription: Left page At the Supervisory Commission today Boris Stein, (U.S.S.R. Ambassador at Rome) announcing his abstention on some question, said he gave way on all points, but could not give up his convictions. Hambro replied that the exact opposite was the more common case in the League today - people wanted to keep all & to give up only their convictions. Gerald Griffin, once in the Freeman's Journal with me & who has since written many books writes asking me to help him with
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Diary 4: January - December 1937
Item 79
Transcription: Left page Once we would have thought it an extraordinary opening of a League speech: today it was generally welcomed. He said non-intervention had so far prevented the outbreak of a European war. Made some new offers in the economic field. A good speech. Spain has been beaten on the re-elegibility-for-Council vote for which two-thirds was required. She got about half the votes, 23 voting against & five abstaining. Most of the South Americans were, I believe, against - sympathising with Franco, who had announced that he did not want to inherit the seat from Madrid. Turkey also asked for re-elegibility and her very special friends, no doubt, also voted against Spain. Turkey, however, was also beaten. The Spanish decision was no doubt partly political but it was not a straight issue. 27/9/37. See 3 pages earlier Right page Question of fighting epidemics in China came before the Cncl Ctee for Technical Collaboration with C. and British, though Sir John Pratt & Dr.Mangan here have been "saboteuse"! They will agree to something being done out of the Budget - Bolivia paying proportionately the same as England - but no special fund from contiguous countries. France ready to pay 4,000,000 French francs & Holland something also. Elliott & Cranborne rather favourable I believe. But "Prime Minister's instructions" are the words. Pratt was their chief adviser in the Sino-Jap affair of 1931-32. Elliott, now Secretary for Scotland, rather a good type. His wife, one of the Tennants, is a younger sister of Mrs. Asquith - character & brains & personality.
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Kriegstagebuch vom Kriegsfreiwilligen Paul Kopp
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Transcription: item 36 linke Seite Vielleicht 100 m rückwärts standen unserer Ge- schütze von der Bedienungsmannschaft verlassen, nur ein Vize war da der händeringend alle Zurückge- henden beschwor bei den Kanonen zu bleiben, doch vergebens. Alles rannte & suchte hinter Deckung zu gelangen. Na, - die Kanönchen taten mir leid u. weil eben niemand anderer wollte blieb ich da u. bewog auch ein paar meiner Kameraden mitauszuhalten. Und so lagen wir denn da, ohne Deckung zwar, aber desto lebhafter von den Granatgrüßen umschwirrt, bis uns der Batl. Adj. zm Sammeln winkte. Hätte ich mich nun da gleich gemeldet, oder mir durch jenen Vize den Vorfall bestätigen lassen, so hätte ich heute das eiserne Kreuz, so aber muß ich von der Zukunft erhoffen. Hinter einem Gehöfte nun sammelte in Gegenwart des Brigadegenerals das Batl. und als es Nacht geworden hoben wir etwas vor wieder Deckungsgräben aus, bekamen zu Essen & Wasser u. konnten nun - versuchsweise wer´s fertig brachte - schlafen. rechte Seite 7. November 14. Mittwoch. Kaum war Mitternacht vorüber u. uns die Knochen erst halbwegs steif geworden, da mußten wir auch schon wieder u. man sagte uns, wir kämen an einen anderen Flügel. Unterwegs erfuhren wir daß nachts einer von unseren Wachtposten einen Schuß in den Arm bekom- men, wahrscheinlich von Franktireurs. Gegen Morgen kamen wir an Ort & Stelle u. konnten uns wieder eingraben, obwohl jeder schon ganz schlapp war. Beim Morgengrauen waren wir so halbwegs fertig & plötzlich hieß es: Arbeit einstellen. Wir hatten die richtige Front nicht. Bald war auch diese festgestellt & nun konnten wir von neuem schuften u. schanzen. Dafür erlebten wir wenig- stens die eine Genugtuung daß wir in dem end- lich bleiben durften. Die größte Freude aber brachte uns Mittag die Feldküche, nämlich die Post. Es kann sich gar niemand vorstellen was das für jeden von uns ein erhebendes Gefühl war, wenn man abgespannt, abgesetzt, schlapp u. fast willenlos durch all die Strapazen einen Gruß, einen ersten
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Aloisia Walter Korrespondenz mit Josef Strömer
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Transcription: 22. VIII. 16. Liebes Frl. Luise! Tausend Dank für Ihre letzte nette Karte, aber diese Stimmung darf man nicht auf- kommen lassen sonst " stiert's einem's" wie unsere Jäger sagen. Heimweh ist dem Kriege ein Fremdwort vielmehr soll es eines sein! Unser jetziger Standort ist ja schöner als der frühere, aber doch kein Wiener- wald. Herzl. Grüße allen Ihnen Ihr Jos. Strömer
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