Messersmith, G.S. Vienna. Memorandum of conversation with Chancellor [Kurt] Schuschnigg.
| dc.contributor.author | Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960. | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | 1935 March 19 | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-06-15T17:51:41Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-06-15T17:51:41Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1935-03-19 | en_US |
| dc.description | Saw Chancellor by appointment at 10:30 today; told him trip home was chiefly for personal reasons, but was also anxious for first-hand view of conditions at home; Chancellor interested in reports of President's [Roosevelt's] diminished prestige; reassured him that President was stronger than ever; during conversation Chancellor called to telephone and was obviously pressed for an unpleasant decision; he said, "But that is not possible; it would be unconstitutional"; those who consider Austria such an autocratic state should have heard him; pointed out to Chancellor Austria had become focal point in maintenance of peace and importance of post he and Foreign Minister occupied; discussed [Franz] von Papen's activities and remarks; at request of British colleague, helped Chancellor to understand British position; Chancellor an intellectual and by no means weak, but needs encouragement occasionally. | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | Typed Document Copy, 2 p. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.collection | MSS 109 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.other | 0492-00 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/6466 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press | en_US |
| dc.subject | Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960. | en_US |
| dc.title | Messersmith, G.S. Vienna. Memorandum of conversation with Chancellor [Kurt] Schuschnigg. | en_US |
| dc.type | Other | en_US |
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