When the ambassador requested a copy of the proposals for transmission to the Polish government, Ribbentrop refused, on the grounds that the requested Polish consultant had did not arrive by midnight. When Polish Ambassador Lipski went to see Ribbentrop later on 31 August to point that Poland was favorably disposed to negotiations, he announced that he didn't have the full energy to signal, and Ribbentrop dismissed him. It said that they had been keen to commence negotiations, but indicated tha...