“The Führer then immediately contradicted me. He was of the
opinion that the war could possibly be an occasion for coming to
an agreement with England for which he had striven ever since he
had been politically active. To this I can testify, that ever
since I have known the Führer, since 1921, the Führer has always
said that an agreement between Germany and England had to be
achieved. He said he would bring this about as soon as he was in
power. He told me at that time in France that one should not
impose any severe conditions, even if victorious, on a country
with which one desired to come to an agreement. Then I conceived
the idea that if this were known in England, it might be
possible that England also might be ready for an agreement.”