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Blond, virile, a superb horseman, good tennis player and keen at bridge, Whiskey Salesman von Ribbentrop shortly recouped his fortunes by marrying, in 1920, Fräulein Anna Henkell. daughter of a German maker of champagne which Son-in-Law von Ribbentrop proceeded to popularize in the dry U. S. by shrewdly dealing on Canadian soil with bootleggers' agents...
Flush with profits, von Ribbentrop turned to dabbling in German politics at a period when any mention of Adolf Hitler would cause President von Hindenburg to snort: "I wouldn't appoint that Austrian poltroon so much as a postman!" Undismayed, Major von Ribbentrop kept dropping hints among Der Feldmarschall's military entourage that it might be the smart thing to make some sort of deal with Hitler. Finally in January 1933, at the home of Cologne Banker Franz von Schroeder, von Ribbentrop engineered the first meeting of Political Upstart Adolf Hitler and weak, perpetually scheming Lieut.-Colonel Franz...
...Forever. Like most Germans who succeed in the champagne business, General von Ribbentrop has plenty of friends in London, even a good many in Paris, and speaks nearly flawless English and French. He has been making the rounds of Europe's capitals in a convivial sort of way year after year, snubbed by some statesmen but warmly received by others, and exuding an air of intimacy with Adolf Hitler who was known to have given him no diplomatic status but the interesting title "Special Commissioner for Disarmament Questions...
...Treaty of Versailles, his revelation that he has secretly built an air battle fleet the equal of Great Britain's, and his demand for a German navy 35% as strong as hers, has given official London the jitters. He has also given suave, poker-faced Joachim von Ribbentrop the rank of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary on Special Mission-the special mission being to see what Britannia has to say about Germany's naval demands. Last week Ambassador von Ribbentrop, after a quick dash to London, was able to tell the Realmleader in his Bavarian retreat that His Majesty...
...Britain's in total tonnage might be built with a disproportionate allotment of German tonnage to submarines or some other special craft, thus enabling Germany to equal or exceed Britain in that special arm, while keeping within the general limit of 35%. The British seemed willing, Ambassador von Ribbentrop told Realmleader Hitler last week, to capitulate on the basis that Germany should have a navy 35% as strong as Britain's in each and every category of ships-battleships, cruisers, destroyers, submarines, etc. This would add up to a German navy having 35% of Britain's total...