Events in the south-eastern part of Central Europe which led to the prediction "yesterday that the 150,000 German "inhabitants of the Memel territory would now likewise proclaim their desire for anschluss with the Greater German Reich within the next few days, found confirmation in 8 speech delivered here yesterday by the leader of the Memel German Culture "Association, Herr Bingau, who declared before a mass meeting of Memel German officials who had been dismissed from their duties by the Lithuanian authorities for their sympathies to the Reich, that "the events of the last 24 hours have proven that the Fuehrer always keeps hig word whenever it involves the Question of checking oppression and terrorization of the German element The speaker accused the Lithuanian [Government with having done nothing to recall the Megal measures in dismissing the German officials and then Geelared thatthe time for further Suppression of Memel Germans is now definitely gone. He warned against Independent actions, stating that the Yeader of the Memel Germans "is the only man entitled to give orders in the Memel district now" and that he would see to it that the unjustly dismissed officials would be restored to their offices in the Memel district in tone form or another—Trans-Ocean.
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