OLYMPIC GAMES AT BERLIN
FOREIGN OPPOSITION TO PARTICIPATION'""' ACTIVE NAZI PROPAGANDA r (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) n (Received 22nd May, 9.30 a.m.). s ,\ BERLIN, 21st May. ; The Nazi propaganda department' intensifying plans to ensure that Olym--/ ~ pic visitors receive" a favourable” jun-CT pression of Germany, simultaneously do-', ■ ing their utmost to counter foreign ,op- T** position to participation in the games?'* ' ci from which Germany "holds' To obtain' £7.000,000 worth of foreign - currency.——” Dr. Diem,' secretary of' the German-J. Olympic Committee, told French jauivi ->s nalifds that efforts were being-made to' cr *' induce a more favourable attitude from <■.*.. Sweden, where the Crown Prince intimated to the German Government that • unless permission to return to Germany was given certain Swedish business people recently expelled as a.reprisal for the expulsion of Nazi agents, Sweden will use her influence against Swedish participation in the Games.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 22 May 1936, Page 5
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