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Full resolution (TIFF) - On this page / på denna sida - Berlin February 1945
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He thereupon proceeded to explain why it had
been an absolute necessity for Germany to
conclude a pact with the Soviet Union in 1939, and
described certain conversations he had had with
Stalin and Molotov. The reason why Ribbentrop
had invited the Commissar for Foreign Affairs to
Berlin was the growing suspicion of Russia and
the desire to know exactly what her attitude was.
One of the reasons for this suspicion was the fact
that, on the occasion of certain trade negotiations,
the Soviet had sent no fewer than nine hundred
and sixty delegates. It was clear that the Russians
had come for the purpose of spying out the land.
Everything showed that war between Germany
and Russia was inevitable; in fact, it was known
that Russia had intended to attack Germany in
August 1941. But what had made any further
hesitation impossible was a conversation that
Ribbentrop had had with Molotov during an air raid
following a state banquet in honor of the Russian
Commissar for Foreign Affairs. On this occasion
they had been obliged to spend several hours in a
shelter, and Molotov had made use of the
occasion to insist on Germany’s guaranteeing Russia
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