Word: entrustment
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...Indeed!" When sober, cold-water-shaven Adolf Hitler turned up for the third historic time at the President's Palace last week, he found Old Paul all smiles and spruce Colonel von Papen ready to pop the question: "Will you, Herr Reichspräsident, entrust Herr Hitler with a mandate to form a Cabinet...
What Had Happened? President von Hindenburg, according to his entourage, did not entrust Herr Hitler with an official mandate to form a Cabinet as Chancellor, did authorize him to confer with party leaders and report back to the President whether a Cabinet having a majority in the Reichstag could be formed. This left completely open the question of who should be Chancellor...
...ready to leave Vienna for Carlsbad to discuss christening arrangements with Alfonso & Victoria of Spain. She suggested that her son-in-law Anton, able aviator, fly her there. The Archduke was in no mood to leave his wife and six-day-old son. But Mother-in-law Marie would entrust her life to no other pilot. Archduke Anton gave in, was further vexed by delay when his sister-in-law, Queen Marie of Jugoslavia, lost her way driving them to the airport...
...Excellent," answered handsome Adolf, "I am not willing, nor are my associates. We wish on the contrary to request the President to entrust us with leadership of the government of the Reich and with the entire state apparatus in full measure...
...Before my own conscience and in the light of my duty to the Fatherland I will not entrust such power to a party which intends to make use of it so one-sidedly ! . . . You are to be then in opposition! I trust you will oppose in a way that will be chivalrous, and I enjoin you in your future course to keep always in mind your duty to the Fatherland and your responsibility to the German people." Adolf Hitler made no promise, clicked his heels, bowed, left the room. He rushed into conference with other Nazi leaders before returning...