Message to the Yugoslav prime minister stating that Germany will "respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity" of Yugoslavia

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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

Germany (treaties, diplomatic statements, proclamations)

Voelkischer Beobachter

Date: 26 March 1941

Literal Title: Voelkischer Beobachter . . . "Notes of the Axis Governments to Belgrade.["]

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-2450

Citation: IMT (page 1140)

HLSL Item No.: 450895

Trial Issues

IMT count 2: crimes against peace (wars of aggression) (IMT) Wars of aggression

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PS-2450: Second Letter:

. VOELKISCHER BEOBACHTER Munich Edition, Wednesday 26 March 1941, No. 85, Volume 54
"Yugoslavia also in the Tri-Partite Pact
Mister Churchill again has lost a battle"
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"The Protocol on the Entry of Yugoslavia."
"Notes of the Axis Governments to Belgrade.
At the same time, when the protocol on the entry of Yugoslavia to the Tri-Partite Pact was signed, the governments of the Axis powers sent to the Yugoslavian Government the following identical notes:
'Mr. Prime Minister:
'In the name of the German Government and at its behest, I have the honor to inform Your Excellency of the following:
'On the occasion of the Yugoslavian entry today into the TriPartite Pact, the German Government confirms its determination to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Yugoslavia at all times.' * * *
'Mr. Prime Minister:
'With reference to the conversations, that occurred in connection with the Yugoslavian entry into the Tri-Partite Pact, I have the honor to confirm to Your Excellency herewith in the name of the Reich Cabinet (Reichsregierung), that in the agreement between the Axis powers and the Royal Yugoslavian Government, the governments of the Axis powers during this war will not direct a demand to Yugoslavia to permit the march or transportation of troops through Yugoslavian national territory.
Permit me, Mr. Prime Minister, to express the assurance of my highest respects.' "
Sig. JOACHIM VON RIBBENTROP