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Copenhagen, Asiatisk Plads, Friday, 16 April 1948
Niels Rasmussen, Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, received his guest with great affability – it was one of his strengths – but today he sensed it would avail him little. The German ambassador, Gustav Alexander Prince zu Sayn-Wittgenstein, appeared to be in high dudgeon.
After the minimum of pleasantries the ambassador got straight to his mission. “My government wishes to inform you that a British submarine was sighted in the Bay of Danzig four days ago”. To emphasize his words he took out several photographs of the boat, flying the White Ensign of the Royal Navy, together with photographs of her crew. “My government has not yet determined how this vessel came to be in the location where it was discovered but it could have only entered the Baltic Sea through the Great Belt or other Danish territorial waters. My government is concerned that it may have carried out this transit with the permission or connivance of the Danish government; while I have assured Berlin that such a belief is misplaced, I must formally ask your excellency whether Denmark is aware of this transit or not?”
Rasmussen was shocked at the news. He immediately assured Sayn-Wittgenstein that the Danish Government had given no such permission for a transit of its waters by a British warship.
“I am glad to hear that your excellency,” replied the German ambassador. “No doubt the Danish government is distressed that its territorial waters might have been abused by a friendly nation in time of peace.”
And so Rasmussen was. The last thing he wished was to give even the suggestion of a casus belli to its neighbour. Choosing he words carefully he advised the German ambassador that he would protest the matter to the British Government and thanked him for providing evidence to support the demarche.
Quoted from "HolyMotherRussia"
Dear Denmark,
How are you doing? I haven't heard much from you in the last few years. Hope things are going okay. Still have that nice king on the throne?
I noticed there was recently a British submarine in the Baltic. I think it snuck in submerged when you weren't looking. Did you see it go past all your straits? I don't really care if it's there, but we are under the impression that you don't like that sort of 'submerged sneaking' thing in your straits. Danger to navigation and all that! You asked me not to do that with any of my subs, and so if Britannia's trying to pull a fast one on you, I figured you might want to know. I think my friend Germania is more upset about it. If mean old Britannia is twisting your arm, just let us know and I'll write them... THE TESTY LETTER! But if you changed your rules, please make sure to tell us, because I have a lot of submarines I want to sail submerged through your straits, so that I can gleefully imperil innocent merchant shipping.
Anyway, hope you're doing well, and we'd love to get a letter back from you. Maybe try sending a singing telegram; they're all the rage in Petrograd this year.
Sincerely,
MOTHER RUSSIA
P.S. Oh wow, I just remembered I forgot to write you that I've nearly achieved one of my lifelong dreams - my Armed Forces are now over half the size of your total population! Two million down, two million to go!
Der Ostasiatische Lloyd (Shanghai), Sunday, 25 April 1948
The frigates Blitz and Pfeil of the East Asia Squadron arrived at Woosung yesterday for bunkers.
Isn't Woosung a part of Shanghai ?
It is now, wasn't always that way.
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