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Enclosure: See No. 1062. Appends memorandum received from friend who says it comes from well-informed [but unnamed] source.

Scope and Contents Enclosed with No. 1061 & 1091. German National Socialism attempting greatest shock to modern mankind; French Revolution brought about some changes for good, and Bolshivist Revolution liberatéd many of the oppressed, but Adolf Hitler is a "modern Jenghiz Khon"; back of his "so-called" philosophy there is only desire for power, for mastery of the world; Germany has become a gangster oligarchy; England and France exposed almost without defense; U.S. must step in once more to save mankind;...

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For Memorandum, see No. 1064. note commenting on Mussolini memorandum; believes it a translation from French or Italian and guesses it was prepared by [Paul] Gentizon, Rome correspondent of Paris "Temps"; conclusions as to Italy's foreign policy and her dependency on Germany seem plausible.

Scope and Contents Enclosed with No. 1063. Mussolini's power not so great as it seems to superficial observer; chief among factors he cannot control are the Catholic Church and the Monarchy; at peak of popularity when Addis Ababa was occupied, popularity has waned since; the Italian masses have no clear idea of international situation, but disillusioned after Austrian Anschluss; Abyssinia a Pyrric victory which cost Italians about 2 billion dollars; Italian economy crippled; intervention in Spain cost many...

Scope and Contents Consular Conference most helpful; devoted conference to getting across complete picture of war and new situations created by it rather than to routine questions of consular practice; Wayne [Chatfield] Taylor was splendid; believes he now has better comprehension of capacity of consular officers to handle wide range of problems; Taylor supplied further background concerning Executive Order which would virtually have placed conduct of foreign affairs in hands of Board of Economic Warfare; had...