he
had been instructed to make. Herr von Ribbentrop replies to
him that there has been no German aggression against Poland,
but that it is the latter country which has attacked Germany 376
345 M. COULONDRE-Berlin, September 1
Text of the communication handed by M. Coulondre to Herr
von Ribbentrop ............................................ 377
346 M. GEORGES BONNET-Paris, September 1
French Government thanks the Sovereign Pontiff for his
message ................................................... 378
347 Paris, September 1
A Havas telegram, communicated to the Press on the night of
September 1-2, announces that the French Government, ap-
proached on August 31 by the Italian Government with a
suggestion for a settlement of outstanding European difficul-
ties, gave the Italian Government a favourable reply ...... 378
348 M. COULONDRE-Berlin, September 2
Germany, to throw the responsibility for these events on to
Poland, denies the truth of the Polish Government's statement
that it wason August 31 at 9 p.m.;
nor were they made known even to the British and French Ambas-
sadors until after they had been broadcast. Herr von Ribben-
trop, after keeping the Polish Ambassador waiting until 7.45
p.m., did not breathe a word to him about them ............ 378
349 M. LÉON NOËL-Warsaw, September 2
The German Air Force is causing many casualties among the
Polish civilian population ................................ 380
350 M. LÉON NOËL-Warsaw, September 2
Herr Hitler, following President Roosevelt's appeal, has
informed Poland that aerial bombardment will be confined to
military objectives, the Polish Government has replied that
it has given identical orders, although German bombardments
have already caused many casualties among the civilian pop-
ulation ................................................... 381
351 M. LÉON NOËL-Warsaw, September 2
Violent fighting in Poland on land and in the air ......... 381
352 M. FRANÇOIS-PONCET-Rome, September 2
The Italian Government,