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Nazi Envoy Embarks on Tour of Propaganda in Near East

May 27, 1935
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A huge Nazi propaganda campaign to blanket the Near East, with large subsidies to Arab newspapers, was launched today by Eberhard von Stohrer, German Ambassador in Egypt.

The Ambassador started today on ###automobile tour of the Orient, ##uring which he will visit Palestine, Transjordan, Syria, Iraq and ###rsia for the purpose of organiz### Nazi propaganda in these coun###s.

###e entourage of the Ambassador is travelling under a colorful display of Nazi flags and swastika emblems. The program of the Nazi envoy includes meetings with politicians and native Arab leaders in different countries.

The trip is being made under direct instructions from Germany, which is anxious to gain a stronger foothold in Arabia. It is understood that von Stohrer will utilize his trip for a survey to report to the German government as to the Colonial possibilities for Germany in the Orient.

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