Peace Move: A Possible German. Report by J.I.C.

and the admission of British sea supremacy. However that may be, it is obvious that a speciously attractive offer would be more embarrassing to us than one which could arouse no enthusiasm except in Germany and amongst her friends. Hitler, no doubt, is well aware of this. The offer may be made to ourselves alone or, more probably, over our heads to the U.S.A. and to the world at large, and thus place on our shoulders the onus of prolonging the war. 5. To avoid the serious embarrassment that may be caused to us by a speciously attractive peace offer we must forestall it now by convincing the world of the justice of our case in refusing to consider any offer of a negotiated peace with Nazi Germany in face of her record of perfidy, aggression and persecution; of our determination to reject any such offer; and of our ability to achieve final victory.