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1939. NEW ZEALAND

DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE GERMAN-POLISH DISPUTE. PRINTED IN LONDON AS A WHITE PAPER, 1st SEPTEMBER, 1939.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command.

CONTENTS, PAGE (1) Letter from Mr. Chamberlain to Herr Hitler, dated 22nd August, 1939 .. .. 3 (2) Reply from Herr Hitler to Mr. Chamberlain, dated 23rd August, 1939 .. .. 4 (3) Supplementary Verbal Communication made by Herr Hitler to Sir Nevile Henderson on 25th August, 1939 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5 (4) Reply from His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to Herr Hitler, dated 28th August, 1939 .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 7 (5) Reply from Herr Hitler to His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, dated 29th August, 1939 .. .. .. . . .. ~ ' _ g (6) Summary of Telegram from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to His Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin, dated 30th August, 1939 .. .. . . .. .10 (7) Message from Mr. Chamberlain to Herr Hitler sent through His Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin at 2.45 p.m., 30th August, 1939 .. .. .. ." .. .. 10 (8) Telegram from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to His Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin, sent at 5.30 p.m., 30th August, 1939 .. . . . . .. .. 10 (9) Telegram from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to His Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin, sent at 6.50 p.m., 30th August, 1939 .. .. ." .. ..10 (10) Reply from His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom to Herr Hitler's Note of 29th August, dated 30th August, 1939 .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 (11) Messages communicated by the German State Secretary to His Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin in the Evening of 31st August, 1939 (translation) .. .. ..11 (12) Telegram from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to His Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin, sent 11 p.m., 31st August, 1939 .. .. .. ." .. ..14 (13) Reply from His Majesty's Ambassador at Berlin to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, received in the Early Hours of Ist September .. .. .. .. 14 (14) Explanatory Note upon the Course of Events to be read in conjunction with the above Documents .. .» .. .. .. .. ~ .. .. 14