Telegram to the German minister in Prague instructing the staff to not respond to Czech communications and to "make a point of not being available" to the Czech government

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Joachim Ribbentrop, von (Minister for Foreign Affairs (1938-45))

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Joachim von Ribbentrop

German Foreign Minister of Nazi Germany (1893–1946)

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  • Born: 1893-04-30 (Wesel)
  • Died: 1946-10-16 (Nuremberg)
  • Country of citizenship: Germany
  • Occupation: diplomat; politician
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party
  • Member of: Schutzstaffel; Travellers Club
  • Participant in: International Military Tribunal (role: defendant)
  • Military rank: Oberleutnant

Date: 13 March 1939

Defendant: Joachim Ribbentrop, von

Total Pages: 1

Language of Text: English

Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)

Evidence Code: PS-2815

Citation: IMT (page 2342)

HLSL Item No.: 451913

Notes:Another copy of PS 2815 had been entered as US exhibit 116; this copy was used with the same exhibit number.

Trial Issue

Wars of aggression

Document Summary

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PS-2815: Instructions by Ribbentrop to use German diplomatic representation in Prague, re: situation in Czechoslovakia

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PS-2815: Code telegram from Ribbentrop to the German Minister in prague, 13 March 1939, instructing him to remain out of reach of communications from the Czech government till further notice

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PS-2815: Secret Telegram signed by Ribbentrop, dated 13 March 1939, to the German Embassy in Prague.

Secret Telegram signed by Ribbentrop, dated 13 March 1939, to the German Embassy in Prague.

In Duplicate Berlin, 13th March 1939.
Diplogerma.
Prague
Telegram in secret code With reference to telephone instructions given by Kordt today. In case you should get any written communication from President Hacha, please do not make any written or verbal comments or take any other action on them but pass them on here by cipher telegram. Moreover, I must ask you and the other members of the Embassy to make a point of not being available if the Czech government wants to communicate with you during the next few days.