Coulondre, De Staline à Hitler. The Spanish Foreign Minister Ramon Serrano Suner took exception to Ribbentrop's 'arrogance and inflexibility' and said that the political progress of this man was a mystery to him (Entre les Pyrenees et Gibraltar [Geneva, 1947]). Georges Bonnet noted 'an affected politeness' in social intercourse in contrast to 'an unrefined and impersonal conduct' as soon as political questions were discussed (Défense de la paix).