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 | | They note, citing the diaries of Sir Alexander Cadogan, Vansittart’s successor, that Chamberlain told Cabinet that Hitler was “extremely anxious to secure the friendship of Great Britain... |
 | | Within the Foreign Office, there was a range of opinions, and Sir Robert had influence with many officials, though not with Cadogan, the isolationist, or Halifax, the admirer of Hitler. |
 | | Cadogan viewed Vansittart as a Cassandra, and it is quite clear from government members’ behaviour that they did not take Sir Robert too seriously. |
| www.gmhistorian.btinternet.co.uk /THEVANSITTARTS.htm (1989 words) |
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