Messersmith, G.S., Vienna. Despatch No. 598 to Secretary of State [Cordell Hull], Washington.
Date
1935-10-30
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
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More pro-Italian attitude evident in Austria since changes in cabinet; changes brought about under pressure of Vice-Chancellor Prince [Ernst] von Starhemberg who saw his own position weakened through falling Italian prestige in Austria; as head of the Heimwehr outside Vienna, Starhemberg had 4,000 of these troops brought from Lower Austria to Vienna on Oct. 17; no action was required as there was no disorder, but they were there as a threat of force; many Austrians resent this threat; Italian government delighted with changes in Cabinet, but some concern felt in Paris and London; British Minister reminded Austrians that in recounting all the favors received from Italy, they were forgetting the very substantial support received from England; likely to be other changes in Cabinet; position of Foreign Minister not as secure as it was.
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Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960.