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The Background Of The Tragedy Of Central

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But this positi from

Germany, seconded by The Chancellor was then inform- Italy, suggests that Aus- Magyar and Polish leaders had Austrian tria should take part in been obtained for the plan. the dismemberment of the agent could not conceal

him that the Hungarian, Foreign Czechoslovakia (August, Minister, Mr. de Kanya, seemed 1936).

somewhat opposed to these sugges- tions.

Mr. This resistance, as Schuschnigg was soon informed from The events of which Czechoslova other quarters, was not half-hearted, kia forma the centre would be much, but quite defimite. Mr. de Kanya Austria, e was convinced that. Czechoslovakia did not c

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easier to understand if one could freely dispose of the archives of the former Austrian chancellery, now in that a general conflict would be the the hands of the Germans.

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result, Hungary, he said, did not The precaution taken to transport wish to run this risk. the duplicates of some of the prin- The Regent of Hungary, Admiral the contra cipal documents to a safe place en Horthy, had, in fact, been the ob- designed a ables me to-day to disclose certain facts hitherto completely unknown August 22nd,

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of Czechoslovakia. A similar offer was made to Hungary at the same time.

In August, shortly after the signature of the famous agreement of July 11th, 1936, known as the agreement "for the normalization of Austro-German · relations,” Chan- cellor Schuschnigg was visited by as Berlin' agent, recommended by Mr. lovakia.

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the absence of a technician. Follow- guarantee The emissary began by explaining ing this interview, Mr. de Kanya had that the moment was favourable. on two occasions, tendered his re- According to him, France and signation, which was not accepted na, this was the general opinion in meanwhile, the President of Central Europe was on the eve of Council, Mr. Daranyi in person, and a. civil war. England had hardly two opposition leaders, Count Beth- a Europea begun to re-arm and had let it be len and Mr. Tibor Eckhardt, had in- comprehen of Germ known that she did not feel dis- formed the regent that they entirely his refu posed to take part in a European shared the opinion of the Foreign conflict. The series of sensational Minister. · trials of, the former Bolshevik lea- Chancellor Schuschnigg had im-

ders in Russia and of the leaders of mediately realized the responsibility P

the Red army were symptoms of a would incur if he opposed the Ger- terrible internal crisis. The agent man plan and wrecked it by a policy added that the victory of the Spanish of agreement with Prague after the generals was approaching and that Ballhausplatz should have warned it would then be time to act. The Czechoslovakia of Berlin's inten- Spanish affair, he explained, would tions. He risked to counteract not be liquidated in autumn 1936. Later, only the policy of the Third Reich, Berlin changed the date fixed for but also the tactics of Mr. Mussolini the dismemberment of Czechoslova- who, thanks to his position in kia and informed Messrs Daranyi gard to the western Powers, and Kenya that this action was hostile to any Austro-Czech colla- contemplated for the spring or sum- boration other than in the economic mer of 1998.

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The detailed plan then laid before The Chancellor, however, did not Schuschnigg provided for a con- hesitate. He instructed Mr. Guido certed action against Czechoslovakia, Schmidt, the new Secretary of State Austria was offered the southern for Foreign Affairs, to warn Musso- districts of Bohemia as far as Bud- lini of what had been hatched out weis (Budcowitz) as the price for by Berlin in the course of his Sep- her collaboration. Germany - was tember journey to Italy. The to keep the rest of Bohemia, a large chancellor, for his part, at the con- part of Moravia and part of Slova- ference of the signatories of the kia. Hungary would receive Slova- Rome Protocols (Vienna, November kia, with the exception of the region 11th and 12th, 1936) led the con- of Zips claimed by the Reich. Poland versation to the subject of the plan was to have Sub-Carpathian Russia for the division of Czechoslovakia. and the former Austrian regions of Mr. Schuschnigg declared that the Upper Silesia, those of Taschen al- Austrian Government had in no way lotted to Czechoslovakia, by the changed its views, that is, that it Peace Treaties and inhabited by a did not wish to associate itself with Polish racial majority,

an adventure of this kind. He The strategical plan, the agent thought, like Mr. de Kanya, that continued, was to consist in an in- France would fulfil her obligations vasion of the country from the towards Czechoslovakia. to whom south in the direction of Prague. she was, bound by a treaty of as- This operation was to be carried out sistance, and that this would result by the Austrian motorized divisions, in a European war. He adduced as whilst the German detachments main argument that Austria wished would start from Silesia and the to remain faithful to her European Hun cavalry would enter the mission, that of general conciliation country through the valleys, parallel and of the maintenance peace

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