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5 Some 32 percent recalled telling anti-n.a.z.i jokes: Ibid., 357. Some 32 percent recalled telling anti-n.a.z.i jokes: Ibid., 357.

6 ”whisper almost inaudibly”: 277. Martha does not refer to Mildred by name in this pa.s.sage-in fact she never does so in her memoir, for fear of exposing Mildred and her nascent resistance group to danger-but many of Martha's references in ”whisper almost inaudibly”: 277. Martha does not refer to Mildred by name in this pa.s.sage-in fact she never does so in her memoir, for fear of exposing Mildred and her nascent resistance group to danger-but many of Martha's references in Through Emba.s.sy Eyes Through Emba.s.sy Eyes, when triangulated with other material from her papers in the Library of Congress, clearly are to Mildred. Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 277.

7 One day he invited her to his office: Ibid., 53. One day he invited her to his office: Ibid., 53.

8 ”a sinister smile crossed his lips”: Ibid., 55. ”a sinister smile crossed his lips”: Ibid., 55.

9 He filled a cardboard box with cotton: Ibid., 55. He filled a cardboard box with cotton: Ibid., 55.

10 ”the German glance”: Evans, ”the German glance”: Evans, Power Power, 105; Grunberger, 338.

11 Whenever he appeared: Dodd, Whenever he appeared: Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 56, 145, 147, 274, 278.

Also, see ”Bright Journey into Darkness,” Box 14, Martha Dodd Papers.

12 ”There is no way on earth”: Dodd, ”There is no way on earth”: Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 277.

13 ”As time went on, and the horror increased”: Ibid., 368. ”As time went on, and the horror increased”: Ibid., 368.

14 rudimentary codes: Ibid., 276. rudimentary codes: Ibid., 276.

15 Her friend Mildred used a code for letters home: Brysac, 130. Her friend Mildred used a code for letters home: Brysac, 130.

Another example: In Beyond Tears Beyond Tears, Irmgard Litten writes of the tribulations of her son, Hans, at the hands of the Gestapo, and tells how she deployed a code in which ”the first letter of the fourth word of each sentence would serve as a key to the message.” Litten, 60.

16 ”It seems absolutely unbelievable”: Peter Olden to Dodd, Jan. 30, 1934, Box 45, W. E. Dodd Papers. ”It seems absolutely unbelievable”: Peter Olden to Dodd, Jan. 30, 1934, Box 45, W. E. Dodd Papers.

17 ”to find out the contents of confidential reports”: Raymond Geist to Hull, March 8, 1934, 125.1953/655, State/Decimal. ”to find out the contents of confidential reports”: Raymond Geist to Hull, March 8, 1934, 125.1953/655, State/Decimal.

18 ”I shall be walking at 11:30”: Dodd, ”I shall be walking at 11:30”: Dodd, Diary Diary, 63.

19 ”Could we meet tomorrow morning”: Sir Eric Phipps to Dodd, May 25, 1935, Box 47, W. E. Dodd Papers. ”Could we meet tomorrow morning”: Sir Eric Phipps to Dodd, May 25, 1935, Box 47, W. E. Dodd Papers.

20 Despite the toll: Nonetheless, Messersmith claimed in his unpublished memoir that ”on two occasions I was almost run over by a Gestapo car or an SS or SA car.” Both incidents occurred as he tried crossing the street to the Esplanade Hotel; both involved powerful cars speeding from a narrow alley. He believed the drivers had been waiting for him. Messersmith, ”Additional paragraph to memorandum on attempts on my life,” unpublished memoir, Messersmith Papers. Despite the toll: Nonetheless, Messersmith claimed in his unpublished memoir that ”on two occasions I was almost run over by a Gestapo car or an SS or SA car.” Both incidents occurred as he tried crossing the street to the Esplanade Hotel; both involved powerful cars speeding from a narrow alley. He believed the drivers had been waiting for him. Messersmith, ”Additional paragraph to memorandum on attempts on my life,” unpublished memoir, Messersmith Papers.

21 ”If I had been with people who had been brave”: Dodd, ”If I had been with people who had been brave”: Dodd, Emba.s.sy Eyes Emba.s.sy Eyes, 54.

22 ”bordered on the hysterical”: Ibid., 54. ”bordered on the hysterical”: Ibid., 54.

13 ”I often felt such terror”: Ibid., 54. ”I often felt such terror”: Ibid., 54.

Chapter 32: Storm Warning.

1 ”more living s.p.a.ce for our surplus population”: Kershaw, ”more living s.p.a.ce for our surplus population”: Kershaw, Hubris Hubris, 5045; Gallo, 8182.

2 ”That was a new Versailles Treaty”: Gallo, 83. ”That was a new Versailles Treaty”: Gallo, 83.

3 ”We'll have to let the thing ripen”: Kershaw, ”We'll have to let the thing ripen”: Kershaw, Hubris Hubris, 505. Kershaw quotes Rohm as also saying, ”What the ridiculous corporal declared doesn't apply to us. Hitler has no loyalty and has at least to be sent on leave. If not with, then we'll manage the thing without Hitler.” Also see Gallo, 83, for a slightly different translation.

Chapter 33: ”Memorandum of a Conversation with Hitler”.

1 ”I stated that I was sorry”: Hull, Memorandum, Feb. 29, 1934, State/Foreign. For a full account of the mock trial, see Anthes. ”I stated that I was sorry”: Hull, Memorandum, Feb. 29, 1934, State/Foreign. For a full account of the mock trial, see Anthes.

On May 17, 1934, a counter-rally took place in Madison Square Garden that drew twenty thousand ”n.a.z.i friends,” as the New York Times New York Times put it in a front-page story the next day. The meeting was organized by a group called Friends of the New Germany, with the stated purpose of opposing ”the unconst.i.tutional Jewish boycott” of Germany. put it in a front-page story the next day. The meeting was organized by a group called Friends of the New Germany, with the stated purpose of opposing ”the unconst.i.tutional Jewish boycott” of Germany.

2 ”do something to prevent this trial”: John Hickerson, Memorandum, March 1, 1934, State/Foreign. ”do something to prevent this trial”: John Hickerson, Memorandum, March 1, 1934, State/Foreign.

3 ”that if the circ.u.mstances were reversed”: Ibid. ”that if the circ.u.mstances were reversed”: Ibid.

4 ”I replied,” Hickerson wrote: Ibid. ”I replied,” Hickerson wrote: Ibid.

5 the speakers ”were not in the slightest”: Hull, Memorandum, March 2, 1934, State/Foreign. the speakers ”were not in the slightest”: Hull, Memorandum, March 2, 1934, State/Foreign.

6 ”noticed and resented”: Dodd, ”noticed and resented”: Dodd, Diary Diary, 86.

7 ”malicious demonstration”: Memorandum, ”The German Foreign Office to the American Emba.s.sy,” enclosed with Dodd to Hull, March 8, 1934, State/Foreign. ”malicious demonstration”: Memorandum, ”The German Foreign Office to the American Emba.s.sy,” enclosed with Dodd to Hull, March 8, 1934, State/Foreign.

8 ”n.o.body could suppress a private or public meeting”: Dodd, ”n.o.body could suppress a private or public meeting”: Dodd, Diary Diary, 87.

9 ”I reminded the Minister”: Dodd to Hull, March 6, 1934, State/Foreign. ”I reminded the Minister”: Dodd to Hull, March 6, 1934, State/Foreign.

10 ”an extraordinary impression”: Ibid. ”an extraordinary impression”: Ibid.

11 ”that nothing which was to be said”: William Phillips, Memorandum, March 7, 1934, State/Foreign. ”that nothing which was to be said”: William Phillips, Memorandum, March 7, 1934, State/Foreign.

12 Here too Phillips demurred: Ibid. Here too Phillips demurred: Ibid.

13 ”take the matter under consideration”: Ibid. ”take the matter under consideration”: Ibid.

14 The trial took place as planned: The trial took place as planned: New York Times New York Times, March 8, 1934.

15 ”We declare that the Hitler government”: Ibid. ”We declare that the Hitler government”: Ibid.

16 ”no comment other than to re-emphasize”: Hull to Dodd, March 8, 1934, State/Foreign. ”no comment other than to re-emphasize”: Hull to Dodd, March 8, 1934, State/Foreign.