The Archive · 1939

German Envoy in Warsaw

Warsaw, June 12.

Herr -Hans von Moltke, German Ambassador here, requested an audience with Foreign Vice-Minister Jan Szembec for tomorrow morning, it was reported today. This will be the first meeting between the German Envoy and the Polish authorities since March 28, Herr von Moltke left Warsaw on April 9 and returned on May 3, on the eve of Foreign Minister Joseph Beck's important May 5 speech.

But he did not attend in the Diet when the speech was delivered and requested no audience at the Foreign Office until today.—Havas. charge suddenly found out that it had disappeared.

Immediately all the doors were closed and every visitor was thoroughly searched, but with no success. It was too late and the thief had already escaped with the treasure.

The news caused widespread concern among artistic quarters as well as officials. M. Camille Chautemps, vice Premier, presided over a special conference of the police with various authorities of the national education department who were entrusted with—Havas, Berlin Calm

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