The Archive · 1934

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On February 17, the French, alan and United Kingdom Govern: ments agreed to issue the following. communique:

"The Austrian Government has inquired of the Governments of France, Great Britain and Italy as to their attitude with regard to the @osier which it has prepared with a jew to establishing German interference in the internal affairs of Austria and communicated to. them."

"The conversations which have taken place between the three gov-arniments on this subject have shown that they take a common view as necessity of maintaining Austria's independence and integrity in accordance with relevant treaties."

'A statement reported to have been made at the Italian Foreign Office today says that the events' in Austria, while filing the whole Italian nation with sadness, provide no cause for alarm as the Government seems to bbe in full control—Reuter Gen, Vateff, former"

Bulgarian Minister of War, who was exiled some time ago to Vienna, has been recently interned with "other op-Ponents of the present government.

The General was promised his re-rived pay as long as he remained in the Austrian. capital—Reuter,

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