The proposal made by President Roosevelt, of which I learned last night, has earned the warmest thanks of the German government. It is prepared to agree to this method of overcoming the international crisis… The President’s proposal is a ray of comfort for all who wish to co-operate in the maintenance of peace… Germany is entirely ready to renounce all offensive weapons if the armed nations, on their side, will destroy their offensive weapons… Germany would also be perfectly ready to disband her entire military establishment and destroy the small amount of arms remaining to her, if the
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