HITLER'S ORDER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 263, 7 November 1939, Page 7

HITLER'S ORDER.

GESTAPO TO REPORT.

Private Activities Of Von

Ribbentrop.

SENSATIONAL REPORT. (Special.— By Air Mall.) LONDON, October 10. Hitler has ordered the Gestapo to prepare a detailed report on the private activities of von Ribbentrop, his Foreign Secretary. '1 his is one of two startling items of news that filtered through to Belgium from Berlin, says the "Daily Herald" correspondent at Antwerp. 'Plie other is that a plan, prepared by Ooering, to attack France through Holland and Switzerland, has been abandoned by Hitler on the advice ol the Army generals. Ribbentrop is distrusted by both the Army and the Nazi party. Army Request. The Fuehrer's instructions to the (Jest apo follow a request by important Army ottieers for an investigation into KibU'iitrop's activities since his return at the end of Scpteml»er from his second visit, to Moscow.

'I'licv want to know if he has played uiv part in Stalin's "agreements" with [lie Baltic States.

Nazi party members are deeply offended l>ecau<-c on hi<- second visit to Moscow. Ribbentrop attended a banquet at which two non-Aryans were present. One of these men vras bazan Kaganovitch, the Soviet Commissar foi net rol.

The general* who ]>erstiarle<l Hitler to t-<*raj> j>l <t 11 to attack through Holland and Switzerland argued that the failure of the ''peace" offensive rendered it impossible.

Losing Faith,

They are reported to T>e losing faith rapidly in Hitler's political programme. They fear that all efforts on the part of the (lermaii forces will ultimately benefit the Soviet —to the detriment of (lennanv.

Hitlor is reported to have announces — like Field-Maivha.l Goering recently— tliat under no circumstances would tin co-operation of the Russian Army 01 the Western Front l>e tolerated.