The Archive · 1938

Leaders Begin Negotiations

Second Meeting at Godesberg Opens — As Czech Troops Leave Sudetenland

ESIGNATION of the Czech Sudeten districts by Czech London, Sept, 22. Government, the evacuation of troops, and the second meeting between Herr Adolf Hitler and Mr. Neville Chamberla the British Prime Minister, were among the many important developments in the European drama today.

They followed quickly after Prague's unconditional acceptance of the Anglo-French proposals for a solution of the Sudeten dispute, Czechoslovakia's capitulation, which a Czech broadcast claimed was due to unprecedented pressure, means another change in the map of Europe. Although no details of the Anglo-French recommendations have yet been published, all indications point to the separation of the German, Polish and Hungarian minorities from Czechoslovakia. of ground since last night, confirmation is lacking.

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