Hitler sent messages to London today in an effort to prolong negotiations regarding Poland, Hitler’s current target for territorial concessions in Europe.

While the content of those messages has not been revealed, Germany’s recent troop mobilizations have slowed, buoying optimism that war may be avoided.

Rumors swirl that there may soon be a multinational peace conference to settle the Polish question, raising hopes that a broader peace between Britain and Germany, addressing a broad range of issues, could follow.

Nevertheless, curators at London’s National Gallery have removed art masterpieces from the museum’s walls and transferred them out of the city for safekeeping.

Bomb-proof shelters reinforced with sandbags have been installed at sentry stations for Buckingham Palace guards.

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