They made sure Dennis understood where their interests met his, and that was in keeping America on the sidelines of any war in Europe. At one point, and this has been corroborated by both Dennis and his contacts in Germany, Dennis suggested that the Nazis’ treatment of the Jews was not advancing that critical mission. It looked bad. Maybe they didn’t have to be so straightforward about the whole business, he suggested. To strip Jews of citizenship and property rights, they didn’t need overt laws that just came right out and said that. “Why don’t you treat the Jews more or less as we treat the
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