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HINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 21, 1938.

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Revelations of an Austrian diy plomat, based on unpublished do- cuments and on the personal evi- dence of the actors directly con- cerned fit the drama.

not hesitated to inform the repre short, and the menu handshake of the Fuehrer was to a sentatives of the foreign Powers rly varied, obviously certain extent furtive. During the that, if the ultimatum were rejected, order to set the Aus- return journey, there was no ex- Hitler had threatened to "unleash" mple of the frugality change of conversation between the the Austrian national socialists, and the Fuehrer's table. Chancellor and Guido Schmidt. that if the Vienna Government pro- aturally, took great Schuschnigg had enough to do: to as his guests with his swallow his distress and to avoid a the moderate stan- nervous crisis.

which he was com-

ve.

posed to oppose an armed resistance to this movement, to support his "oppressed" comrades with the whole weight of the already mobilized forces of the Reich. But one of the first acts of Guido Schmidt, on his accession to the post of Foreign Minister, was to instruct all Aug- serve the greatest discretion so as trian representatives abroad to`ob-

to transquillize the foreign Powers. taken by the Baron von Franken- It is well known that an urgent step stein, who approached Mr. Neville Chamberlain, enabled the latter to reply to a question put in the House having received an ultimatum and of Commons, that Austria denied regarded the agreements of chtesgaden as an freely entered into by the two Ger- understanding

Ber-

On Monday evening, at a dinner offered to the diplomatic corps, nd concerned the date Schuschnigg appeared to have re- y of the ultimatum. gained his confidence: but he was eclared that, person- mortally sad and still somewhat dis- He had a private con ady to recommend the couraged.

the programme, but versation with the British, French a case, the President and Italian Ministers, “ and gave constitu- them a brief account of the Ber- ng to the st word to say. Adolf chtesgaden interview.

As a man, he did not relate the humiliating details of this conversation. But he could not refrain from telling one of the diplomats present that never in the twentieth century, and pro- bably never in history, any head of the Goverumet of a sovereign State had been obliged to listen to such language. Contrary to Guido Sohmidt, he affirmed openly that

Would Schuschnigg and the politi- he had received an ultimatum and cians consulted have received the that Hitler had advised him not to ultimatum with a grinding of teeth reckon with the assistance of foreign if they had known that a few days Powers, He did not conceal, in his before Berchtesgaden, Hitler had opinion, he had once again succeeded had a very serious conversation with In avoiding the irreparable, but the supreme head of the German that Austria could not survive a army,

General von Brauchitsch? second onslaught of this kind if left The master of the Reich had asked to herself.

his general if the army was ready (Continued on Page 21)

g given by him

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Tuesday morning, the tions were resumed in Vienna. It- pas learned that the President Miklas, like Schuschnigg, had been inclined to resign. On Tuesday, at midday, the French Minister paid a visit to the Ballhausplatz. He was instructed by his Government to in- form the Austrian Government of the importance ascribed by the French Republic to the maintenance of the complete independence of Austria and to ask, whether France could do anything to improve the existing situation. In the absence of the Chancellor, Hornbostel re- plied for his part that Austria fully appreciated the friendly interest taken by France, for which ho thanked that country, but that nothing could be done in view of the fact that the Government of the Reich awaited a reply for Tuesday evening at six o'clock and that this reply could not be differeu.

erest had increased his final discussion,

The same evening, the German date of February

ultimatum 1008 accepted.. The the final acceptance following days, the Austrian Gov- desiderata,

ernment: took the necessary measures to comply with the desiderate of the Third Reich. Schuschnigg had

quests took leave cularly cordial. The

man Powers.

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