UNCALLED FOR REMARK
PRINCESS JULIANA'S BABY TRUCULENT GERMAN OFFICIAL Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, February 12. Herr Bemdt,. director of the Press Department of the Reich Ministry of National Enlightenment and Propaganda, after making a statement to foreign pressmen, was told by a Dutch correspondent _ that foreign countries were not satisfied with his explanations, whereupon he became truculent and made an uncalled for reference to the recent Dutch royal birth. According to the ‘ Daily Chronicle’s ’ Berlin correspondent, Herr Bemdt said; “Do you doubt the word of the German Government? Do you think we are liars? What would you say if I were to spread the rumour that your Princess Juliana’s baby was not really hers? ” The remark was later described by Dutch diplomatic circles as “ typical of German manners.” The Berlin correspondent of ‘ The Times ’ states that the Dutch Minister is calling at the Foreign Office to ascertain exactly what Herr Bemdt said about Princess Juliana and the baby. ■
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Evening Star, Issue 22882, 14 February 1938, Page 14
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