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I'm John Batcher. Coffee with Hitler is the book Charles Spicer is the author, the untold

story of the amateur spies who tried to civilize the Nazis. It is now 1939. We're dealing

with a man who is not to be trusted out of Hitler. We're dealing with the British government

that in conversation with the French government, the Russian government, the American government

are seeking a way to avoid the catastrophe of a war within 20 years of the last one

which destroyed or damaged or scarred a generation. That memory haunts everyone as they

prepare for 1939. It is February of 1939. There are efforts to connect the two organizations

that d'Arche anglish a Gassel Shopped in Germany and the German English Fellowship in London.

There are even dinners held. The one I have is February of 1939. CE attends a dinner

in Germany and the attendance is also the ambassador, Mr. Henderson of the Britain. Henderson

is an important figure because the Prime Minister listens to him. What do we need to know

about the ambassador, Charles? In short, he's a disaster. He's a son of a Henderson. He

was deemed to have been good with dictators because he dealt with the king of Yugoslavia

in the past. He was promoted from Buenos Aires, which is quite a junior embassy and straight

to Berlin, which is obviously an absolutely critical. He was out of his depth from the

outset. He seemed to be somewhat enthralled to the Nazi regime. His main damage is that

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