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On Sat. 22 Jun 1940 British Foreign Secretary Halifax had his undersec.....

1940-06-22

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British Foreign Secretary Halifax had his undersecretary Richard Butler contact Swedish Minister in London, England, United Kindom Björn Prytz for a possible Anglo-German negotiations. Germans intercepted Prytz's report back to Stockholm and concluded that the war with Britain was likely to end by the end of the summer.

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