Paris, Apr. 2. The French Government have acknowledged receipt of a note from Germany on the new situation in Austria, but without granting the anschluss "de jure" recognition. The Government's note of reply was addressed to the Reich Embassy here, official quarters announce.
In the meantime, it is learned that M. Andre Francois-Poncet, French Ambassador to Berlin, will in the near future present a second note to the Reich announcing that France will establish a consulate-general in Vienna, in place of the Legation that has been closed—Havas.
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