Hi, Franz von Papen's 30 year career extended from the Imperial era into the Third Reich. !n 1917 he was to become a central figure in the German plan to persuade Mexico to attack the United States. In exchange for Mexican help Germany offered to return to Mexico their "lost territories" of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico, once the US was defeated. All this is covered in a wonderful book, "The Zimmerman Telegram", by Barbara W. Tuchman. Regards,Norm
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