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The Background Of The Tragedy Of Centra

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T the end of December. 1937, Dr. Schuschnigg announced at a private meeting of the "Cultural Council" that Mussolini had ex- pressly stated that he in no way de sired the development, of the Aus trian tendency of rapprochement

with Germany;

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many in the internal affairs of Aus- French tria and Hungary, that very earnest and to e collaboration must be resumed un- der the Rome Protocols. Such co-

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The new Italian minister at operation must be strictly confined Vienna, Mr. Gihi, who had shortly to the signatories, Germany not be- before presented his credentials, ing authorised to accede. had also informed the Federal Chan-

Mussolini: I have finish- ed with France (January T 1938).

cellor that the Duce had recom- mended him to see that Austria's independence was not imperilled.

This diplomat reported that, in reply to a joke comparing the axis

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HIS statement was immediately an agree reported to Schuschnigg, who of the co had previously been informed of a military conversation between Mussolini and Italy. Th a French member of the right wing. therefore

The latter had proposed that the Duce should make a gesture of con-

Hitler: An army of

text was:

on which Austria would be roasted 100,000 Germans would form of

in the fires of the Italo-German col- suffice to chase the Ital- after Ber laboration, Mussolini had said:

BELIEVE ME, AUSTRIA WILL NOT BE ROASTED

ian army as far as Naples now in a (February 12th, 1938).

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The German expression "braun ciliation with regard to France, as braten" signifies the browning of for instance, the moderation of the entrance

violent anti-French campaign pur- and the a sued by the Italian press. Mussolini

replied:

Hitler: Great Britain is a colossus with feet of clay (February 12th, wish to give personal attention to was passe (1938).

policy of appeal f I have neither the time nor the gaden, alt)

the writings and doings of the Ita- lini inform lian Press. Even if I could do so, I he was ย should not at present envisage the Berlin, fi giving of other instructions to the chances Italian press as far as its attitude cause he c towards France is concerned.. fere in th

two Germ

the chicken. This is a word-play and a reference to the brown shirts. On February 10th, 1938, two days before the Berchtesgaden interview, Count Ciano informed a Hungarian THE DUCE ADDED, STRESSING "NO 148 DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL - TEL: 27684 · diplomat who, at the same time as EACH WORD:-I HAVE FINISH-

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