Alexander Werth to W. P. Crozier.
Location: [Paris].
He was a little taken aback at the moderate tone of the leaders, given the enormity of Germany's behaviour at Geneva. He discusses the Four-Power Pact. The outlook of the Disarmament Conference is bad. He saw a lot of Henderson whilst he was in Geneva and he thinks that the 'Germans are impossible people'; he had a private meeting with Hitler and describes him as 'altogether incapable of sitting down and talking things over'. He expands on the consequences of Germany's departure from the League and Disarmament Conference. He and Dell are agreed that the Germans have withdrawn because: 1. they do not want to submit to supervision. 2. After the Manchurian business they do not believe the Council is capable of strong action. 3. They do not think that the French will risk taking any independent action.
He was told at the conference about the war material that Germany is making. He mentions that German civilian aircraft being what it is Britain might find herself one day at the mercy of Germany, especially if the Convention were to scrap military aircraft. He is hoping to get Pierre Cot's thoughts on the subject.