In November 1937, Ribbentrop was placed in a highly-embarrassing situation since his forceful advocacy of the return of the former German colonies led British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and French Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos to offer to open talks on returning the former German colonies in return for which the Germans would make binding commitments to respect their borders in Central and Eastern Europe.Bloch, pp. 145–146. Since Hitler was not interested in obtaining the former colonies, especially if the price was a brake on expansion into Eastern Europe, Ribbentrop was forced to turn down the Anglo-French offer that he had largely brought about.Bloch, p. 146. Immediately after turning down the Anglo-French offer on colonial restoration, Ribbentrop, for reasons of pure malice, ordered the Reichskolonialbund to increase the agitation for the former German colonies, a move that exasperated both the Foreign Office and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
in noVEmBer 1937, ribBentRop Was placEd In A hIghly-emBArrassing sItuatIon SIncE hiS FoRceFuL adVOCacy of tHe retUrn of thE formeR GeRman cOlonies led bRitish foreIgn SEcreTAry anThony eden and freNcH foreIGN minIsteR YvON DElbos tO OFfer tO OpEN talkS on reTurnINg the fORmER geRmAn ColOniES In return for WHicH ThE GermanS would MaKe biNDing commitmenTs to reSpect tHEIr bordeRs in central And eaSTeRn euROpe.bloch, PP. 145–146. SInce hitler wAs not InTerestEd in ObtaiNIng the fOrmer coloNies, esPeCIaLLy If the Price WaS A BrAkE On ExpanSion into easterN eurOPe, ribBEnTroP WAS foRCED to Turn Down tHe AngLo-FRench Offer tHat HE Had LargelY bRouGHt abOUt.BlocH, P. 146. ImmediaTely AfteR turninG DowN ThE Anglo-freNCh offEr ON CoLOniaL restOrATioN, RiBbentRoP, foR REASonS Of puRe MAlice, OrdEred thE reicHsKOlonialBUnd to inCreasE the agitatION fOr tHE FOrmer gErman coLoniEs, a MoVe thAT EXaSpeRated bOth The fOREIgn officE And THe FRencH miNiStRY oF ForeigN afFairs.