The Archive · 1936

Czech Leaders in London

Conferences with Members of Foreign Office London, July 25.

Herr Henlein, head of the German Party of "Czechoslovakia, and his Tieutenant, Herr Rutha, have been spending several days here and had numerous semi-offetal talks with high officials, notably Sir Robert Vansittart, Permanent Secretary of the Foreign Office, and Mr. L. 8. Amery. Herr Rutha left for Prague yesterday evening.

Several personalities known to favour fascism, "including Colonel Christie, have been approached by Herr Henlein, who Is believed to have advanced the views that the adjustment of the economic and political situation in Czechoslovakia necessttates the progressive installation of a federated system of autonomy for various groups of the country.

'M, Jan Masaryk, the Czechoslovakian Minister, visited Sir Robert following the call paid by Herr Heateln,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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