France itself was contemplating how to deport some 10,000 Jews and considered whether Madagascar might be an appropriate destination.[21] Planning for German deportations to Madagascar formally began in 1940.[22] Franz Rademacher, recently appointed head of the Jewish Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, forwarded on 3 June to his superior, the diplomat Martin Luther, a memorandum on the fate of the Jews.[1] Rademacher said: "The desirable solution is: all Jews out of Europe".[18] He briefly considered Palestine as a destination, but deemed it unsuitable, as he considered it undesirable that a strong Jewish state should be created in the Middle East.