Telegram to Ribbentrop, on Ott's efforts to prompt Japan to join the war against the USSR

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Ott (general, German ambassador to Japan (1941))

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Eugen Ott

German general, ambassador (1889-1977)

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  • Born: 1889-04-08 (Rottenburg am Neckar)
  • Died: 1977-01-22 (Tutzing)
  • Country of citizenship: Germany
  • Occupation: diplomat; military officer
  • Member of political party: Nazi Party
  • Military rank: generalmajor
  • Military branch: German Army
  • Position held: ambassador

Date: 14 July 1941

Literal Title: Telegram . . . Answer to telegram 10, #108 Reichminister for Foreign Affairs

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-2897

Citation: IMT (page 1240)

HLSL Item No.: 450948

Notes:This document replies to Ribbentrop's telegram of 10 July 1941, document PS 2896.

Trial Issues

Conspiracy (and Common plan, in IMT) (IMT, NMT 1, 3, 4) IMT count 1: common plan or conspiracy (IMT) IMT count 2: crimes against peace (wars of aggression) (IMT) Wars of aggression

Document Summary

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PS-2897: Telegram from German Ambassador to Japan: Liberation Report

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PS-2897: Code telegram from the German ambassador in Tokyo to Ribbentrop, 14 July 1941, in reply to Ribbentrop’s telegram of 10 July 1941: relationship Japan-america strained, secret agreement on the occupation of Iceland unlikely; German ambassador is making strenuous efforts to bring Japan into the war against the Soviet union

Telegram
(Secret Cipher System)
Tokyo 14 July 1941 0230 hrs.
Arrived 14 July 1941 1120 hrs. .
As fast as possible!
#1217 dated 13.7 ,
To Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Answer to telegram 10, #108 Reichsministers for Foreign Affairs Arrived Tokio 12 July 1941
I am trying with all means to work toward Japan's entry into the war against Russia as soon as possible. Especially using arguments of personal message of Foreign Minister and telegram cited above, to convince Matsuoka personally, as well as the Foreign Office, Military elements, Nationalists and. friendly business men. I believe that, according to military preparations, Japanese participation will soon take place. The greatest obstacles against which one has to fight is the disunity among Activist groups which without unified command follows various aims and only slowly adjusts itself to the changed situation.
. Ott.