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 | | Careful reading of the whole memorandum, which is undoubtedly genuine, shows that it is not a plan for making aggressive war in stages, but rather an assessment of a number of possible future developments that could lead to war, and what action Germany should take in each of them. |
 | | In summary, the meeting documented in the Hossbach Memorandum was not a planning session for a general war of aggression, but a discussion of possible future developments in the light of the identified 1943-45 window of opportunity for Germany to assert its economic hegemony over Central Europe. |
 | | The context suggests that that was due to Czechoslovakia's status as the ally of France, with a level of military power that could pose a threat to Germany in the case of the latter's becoming entangled in war with France. |
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