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SIR HARTLEY SHAWCROSS: "Step by step I have arrived at the conviction that the aims of
Communism in Europe are sinister and fatal. At the Nuremberg Trials, I, together with my Russian
colleague, condemned Nazi aggression and terror.
I believe now that Hitler and the German people did not want war. But we declared war on Germany,
intent on destroying it, in accordance with our principle of balance of power, and the 'Americans'
around Roosevelt encouraged us.
We ignore Hitler's pleadings not to enter into war. Now we are forced to realize that Hitler was right.
He offered us the co-operation of Germany; instead, since 1945, we have been facing the immense
power of the Soviet Union. I feel ashamed and humiliated to see that the aims we accused Hitler of,
are being relentlessly pursued now, only under a different label."
- The British Attorney General, Sir. Hartley Shawcross, Stourbridge, March,16th, 1984 (AP)
COMPLETE DISARMAMENT OFFERED BY HITLER
On May,17th, 1933, in a speech to the Reichstag, Hitler offered complete German disarmament, if
others would do likewise. There was no response.
After October,14th, 1933, Hitler again put forward proposals which included arms limitation,
particularly the elimination of weapons designed for use against civilian populations, and the
preparation of a mutual non-aggression pact. France said 'non!' Others did not responds at all, and
France, Britain and Russia increased their arms build-up.
On May 21st, 1935, Hitler sought to limit the dropping of gas, incendiary and explosive bombs out
side of battle zones. He was also ready to agree to the abolition of the heaviest artillery and tanks, and
to accept any limitation on the size of naval vessels. Again, there was no response save for France
making an aggressive anti-German alliance with the Soviet Union.
On March 31st 1936, Hitler formulated a nineteen-point peace plan that included the reduction of
arms, and to bring aerial warfare under the protection of the Geneva Convention. His proposals were
ignored.
The repeated rejection of Hitler's proposals to assure equitable peace in Europe would indicate that
the Western powers were preparing for armed conflict against Germany, a conflict from which only
the allies could benefit Lord Lothian had predicted such a war in a speech on June 5th 1934.
HITLER PREFERRED CONCILIATION
"It must be possible for our two great people (Germany and France) to join together and collaborate in
opposing the difficulties which threaten to overwhelm Europe." - Adolf Hitler, March 1935
THE ALLIES, NOT HITLER WHO BROKE THE TERMS OF THE VERSAILLES TREATY
"It was not Germany that unilaterally broke the Versailles Treaty - it was unilaterally broken by those
powers who could not decide to carry out in their turn the disarmament which was imposed on
Germany and which, in accordance with the Treaty, should have been followed by them. The
Versailles Dictate was thus rendered invalid in regard to the points at issue.... The German
Government, consequent on the failure of the other states to fulfil their disarmament obligations, have
on their part renounced those articles of the Versailles Treaty which constituted a discrimination
against Germany for an unlimited period of time owing to the one sided burden this laid upon
Germany contrary to the provisions of the Treaty." - Adolf Hitler
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