I have received through the Foreign Office an invitation from the Führer and Chancellor to attend the annual National-Socialist Party Congress (Reichsparteitag), which will be held in Nuremberg from the 2nd to the 11th September. I have further received an invitation to an official luncheon given by the Führer's Deputy, Reichsminister Hess², on Friday, 8th September.

As the invitation is issued by the Führer expressly in his capacity as Head of the State, it is expected that his invitation to attend the Congress will be accepted.

I suggest that I be authorised to attend the Congress. It would be impracticable for me to spend the whole nine days in Nuremberg, but I could arrange to arrive on Thursday the 7th September or thereabouts, and remain till Sunday or Monday. I think that the Foreign Office would be satisfied as long as I put in an appearance.

All Missions are regularly represented. Those present last year included even the Czecho-Slovakian Minister.

The Foreign Office has asked for a reply by the 25th inst., and I should accordingly be very grateful if you would be good enough to let me have a reply by return.

Congress cancelled SGM.³