"Thereafter, parleys were again resumed and Prague formulated new proposals, These were communicated and Prague formulated new proposals. These were communicated to Henleinist Deputies, Herren Ernst Kundt and Alfred Rosche, on September 7. Even as the new scheme was being studied, however, an incident at Moehrisch-Ostraü (Morawska Ostrawa) threatened to bring io an abrupt collapse all the mediating efforts of Viscount Runciman.
"Negotiations started once more late in the night, on September 9. With a meeting for further discussions set for the following morning. As this conference was to take place. events moved swiftly in Central Europe, undoing to a great extent ihe patient work of the "arbitrator. Then came Field Marshal Hermann Goerings violent anti-British and anti-Czech speech at the Nazi Congress held in Nuremberg, followed by Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler September 12 address afürming German support for the Sudetens and claiming the latter's rights to self-determination. Incidents broke out in the Sudeten German regions, relations between the Government and the Henleinists were strained to breaking-point and cracked following a Sudeten ultimatum to Prague demanding the immediate repeal of newly-instituted martial law.
The Runciman mission was finally informed day before yesterday th: the Sudeten delegation had broken off all parleys with Prague. Last-minute efforts by members of the mission failed and the international situation worsened in outlook.
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