Asch, Oct. 3.
With flowers adorning their' tige barrels, 2,000 troops passed Wildenau, Asch frontier, at five minutes: past 6 o'clock (G.M-E:) this morning (4.08 p.m, Shanghat time.)
Mert Konrad Henlein, Reichs Commissioner for Sudeten territories, went to Half to meet Herr Hitler and Both will drive to Asch together "The Fuehrer will lunch at an Army soup kitchen between Eger and Franzenbad, and will reach Eger this afternoon, He will return to German territory this evening.
Bgerianders have been busily decorating the city with Nazi banners and green foliage. Crowds massed in the ancient market square yesterday heard a German brass band play patriotic anthems. The festivities in the square were broadcast all over Germany, On arrival at Asch yesterday, Herr Henlein issued a proclamation to the Sudeten Germans, in which he declared that their next task was to "secure liberty for the whole of the Sudeten homeland through the result of the plebiscite." Herr Henlein received a tremendous ovation on a1 rival at Asch-—Reuter.
Sudetens Prove Unruly who. wrote:
"On my return to London, I wish to express to you my grateful ap~ predation of your loyal' and helpful Ca-operation throughout these recent ays of anxiety, and my admiration for the courage. and dignity wherewith you represented your" great country, "Tu. the declaration which the German "Chancellor "and" I signed yesterday (September 30 at Munich), we agreed that our respective peoples Were united in their desires for friendly consultation on' all lifer ences that may arise.
"As close as are the hearts of our peoples, T know that these sentimenta fire true of your country no" less than of my own.
look forward to renewed and continuous ce-operation with you in further efforts forthe consolidation European' peace through the Getension' of agi "and cone the relations between the Governlence, which so" happily inspires
ments of our two countries, (Signed) Neville: Chamberlain."—Havas,
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