Messersmith, G.S., Vienna. To William Phillips, Washington.
Date
1934-12-28
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
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Austrian German situation unchanged since last letter; according to Foreign Minister, Government feels prepared to meet any contingency arising within country; he does not look for any aggression from Germany in immediate future; in Germany, Reichswehr determined to demilitarize S.S. as rapidly as possible, but is meeting with opposition; press reports mass arrests and even executions; temporary lull in church struggle, but expected to become intense after Saar plebiscite; Reichswehr will leave to Goering task of getting rid of Goebbels, Darre, Ley, and Streicher, but feels Hitler may have to remain in picture a while longer; obvious that things are moving faster in Germany, and that popular disillusionment is making real progress.
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Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960.