Prague, Sept. 14.
After a two-hour meeting of the C: binet here last night, the Government sent a reply to the Sudeten ultimatum, It is learned that the reply wás not an acceptance, but that it did not close the door to further negotiations, It is not expected' that the text of the reply will be publish-
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"There have been numerous incidents, in which Sudetens have been assaulted and killed, and a situation of grave tension now prevails."
Specific Demands Made The ultimatum was delivered in the form of a telegram to Dr. Milan Hodza, Czech Premier, signed by Herr Frank on behalf of Herr Konrad Henlein and Herr Ernst Kundt.
It declares that the "state of After the cabinet, meeting, Dr. Milan Hodza, the Czech Premier, conferred with Mr. Bssil Cochrane Newton, British Minister in Prague, and M. Victor de Lacroix, French Minister.
In reply to the ultimatum, which was sent by telegram by Herr Karl Frank, leading Sudeten Deputy, Dr. Hodza had invited Herr Frank to come to Prague to discuss the situation as it might be possible to reach an agreement that would lead to pacification, Herr Frank replied that Herr Ernst Kundt, who had been associated with him on the Sudeten delegation during negotiations with the Czech Government, would come to Prague to call on Dr. Hodza.
Herr Kundt had not arrived in Prague by midnight when the ultimatum was due to expire, nor had he sent any message.
The fact that the situation, in the official view, is regarded as easier, is taken as an encouraging sign. The official statement to this effect was made at the conclusion of the meeting of the Council of Ministers at 1L15 p.m. last night, when it was officially stated then that no decision had yet been taken by the Czech! Government.
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