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this is the third time it has showed up.

Abdassamad

On 3 Jul 2006, at 18:27, peter k wrote:

> it relates to the notorious ‘Venlo’ affair where two british secret
> agents
> were kidnapped bt the SD. The Gestapo was tasked with producing a
> connection
> between the British agents captured and an attempt on hitlers life
> in the
> Burgerbrau beer hall on the 8th of Nov;
>
> Towards the end of the meal Hitler suddenly asked Schellenberg,
> ‘What was
> your general impression during the coversation you had with these
> Englishmen
> in Holland- I mean before their kidnapping and questioning?
> ‘My impresion,’ said Schellenberg with all the conviction of his
> thirty
> years, ‘was that that Great Britain will fight this war with all
> the fury
> and tenacity of which she has given proof in all wars in which she was
> thoroughly engaged. Even if we succeeded in occupying England the
> Government
> and the leaders would conduct the war from Canada. It will be a
> life and
> death struggle between countries of the same stock- and Stalin will
> look on
> with interest and amusement.’
>
> At this, Himmler, who was sitting between Hitler and Schellenberg,
> gave the
> latter such a kick on the shin that it stopped his breath. Across
> the table
> he shot him a withering look. But Schelleberg was launched and went
> on, ‘I
> don’t know, my Fuhrer, if it was really necessary to change your
> policy
> towards Great Britain after the Godesberg agreement in September
> 1938′.
>
> All the guests exchanged terrified looks. Heydrich paled to the
> roots of his
> hair while Himmler lowered his eyes, very embarrased, playing
> nervously with
> his bread. Hitler regarded Schellenberg attentively for a few
> moments and
> waited a long time without speaking. It seemed interminable.
> Finally he
> said, ‘I hope that you realize that it is necessary to consider
> Germany’s
> position as a whole. At the beginning I wanted to collaborate with
> Great
> Britain. But she rejected all my advances. It is true there is
> nothing worse
> than a family quarrel and, from a racial point of view, the English
> are in a
> way our relatives. So far you may be right. It is extremelably
> regrettable
> that we are engaged in this struggle to the death whilst our real
> enemies,
> to the east, wait tranquilly for Europe to be destroyed. It is for
> that
> reason that I don’t want to destroy England and will never destroy
> her. But
> they must be brought to understand, and Churchill first of all,
> that Germany
> has also the right to live. And I shall fight England till she gets
> off her
> pedestal. The day will come when she will show herself disposed to
> envisage
> an accord between us. This is my real aim. Do you understand?’
>
> ‘Yes, my Fuhrer,’ replied Schellenberg, ‘I follow your thought. But
> a war
> like this is comparable to an avalanche. and who would venture to
> plot the
> course of an avalanche?’
>
> ‘My dear boy,’ returned Hitler, ‘those are my worries, leave them
> to me.’
>
> rest assured i’m not some bonehead, I just like history, and…’no
> comment’-
> pk
>
>
> p.s. I sent this again because it seems to have gome missing from
> the list
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