Messersmith, G.S., Vienna. Despatch No. 857 to Secretary of State [Cordell Hull], Washington.
Date
1936-08-10
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
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Nazi demonstration in Vienna on evening of July 29 when Olympic flame kindled in Greece, was passing through on its way to inaugurate Olympic games in Berlin; 700 persons arrested, many of them Austrian Nazis recently released under terms of amnesty of July 22; Germany disclaims responsibility for demonstration, but no doubt it was German inspired; many of the demonstrators were paid by sources believed to be from over the frontier; mass meeting of Popular Front held on July 31 to protest demonstration; Chancellor Schuschnigg in speech on July 30 made clear his intentions toward future Nazi subversive activities; Chancellor went next day across border into Italy for visit with son; King Edward of England passed through Austria yesterday to join his chartered yacht at a Yugoslav port; ex-King Alfonso of Spain is staying at Imperial Hotel in Vienna; he cannot at present stay in Italy or Germany while Fascist putsch is underway to restore his throne.
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Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960.