"As soon as Mr. Chamberlain placed our acceptance before Herr Hitler at Godesberg," the statement continues, "entirely different proposals were submitted to him. These went much further than those agreed upon at Berchtesgaden.
"The usual technique, of following every concession by increased demands, once more became apparent. Mr. Chamberlain brought from Godes-berg new German proposals, the conditions of which were communicated io the Czechoslovakia Government this (Sunday) morning.
"While accepting these new conditions for transmission, Mr. Cham-berlin was already aware that neither the French nor the British Governments would be able to advise Czechoslovakia to accept the proposals, and could no longer advise the Czechoslovak Government to remain passive, not preparing for defence.
No Further Anglo-French Advice "Therefore, at 6.15 p.m. on September 23, the British and French Ministers in Prague made a statement to this effect to the Czechoslovakia Government.
"At the same time" the broadcast went on, "they gave the Czechoslovak Government to understand that the) German memorandum was being delivered without any advice in regard to our future procedure. This showed that the Great Powers themselves do not consider the new conditions to be a sound basis for reaching an agreement. x "Immediately afterwards, at 8 p.m. or September 23, the Czechoslovak! Government held a meeting and it was concluded that the international situation demands that preparation for defence should be made," the statement declares.
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