England and Italy Overtures for Agreement
London reports sudden moves in the international scene with Prime Minister Chamberlain, Foreign Minister Eden, and Italian Ambassador Grandi meeting. Cabinet to decide if Britain will engage with Italy as Mussolini seeks a hard bargain, including Mediterranean concessions, fleet weakening, Cyprus fortifications, and recognition of Abyssinia.
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London
Mr. Chamberlain
Eden
Bignor Urand
Mr. Baldwin
Britain
Italy
Mussolini
Signor Grande
Mr. Elen
Grandi
Downing Street
Signor Grandi
Duce
Chamberlain
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Abyssin’a
Austrian Position Firm Stand By Britain
Indications Britain and France will take a sterner attitude toward Germany after Austria yielded to Hitler. French papers report a sudden stiffening, with Mussolini less pleased by Austrian cabinet changes. Italy’s acquiescence carried a price, as Germany may back Italian credit demands and Abyssinia recognition, in exchange for Italy supporting Germany’s claim to former colonies.
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London
Britain
France
Germany
Austria
Hitler
Austraia
Bignor Mussolini
Qute
Italy
Abyssinia
Prisoners Released in Vienna Amnesties Include Dollfuss Plot Figures
Vienna reports that Anton von Rintelen, once Austrian minister at Rome and 1934 Patache participant, is freed under amnesty with 56 others convicted over the Dollfuss conspiracy, among them two tifera. Rome’s Gayda denies Schuschngg sought Mussolini’s counsel, only conveying Berchtesgaden results. Berlin previews Hitler’s Reichstag address with elaborate stage effects by Benno Voarent at the Kroll Opera House.
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Anton von Rintelen
Rome
Dollfuss
Hitler
Kroll Opera House
Benno Voarent
Foreign activity photographs by airline pilots raise security concerns
Photographs taken by foreigners of positions along interstate mail routes alarm pilots and officials. Sydney Harbor, Marcot aerodrome, railway bridges, Burrinjuck and Hume Weir are cited as targets. Several pilots call on aviation authorities to curb foreign photography on airline routes.
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Sydney Harbor
Marcot Aerodrome
Burrinjuck
Hume Weir
Organised For War Plans Parade At Sydney Venue
Detailed troop concentration plans prepared by the Railway Commissioners of Australia cover likely attack targets with complete timetables. The tribune area is hung with velvet and swastikas, German banners adorn the exterior, and a 50 foot swastika banner decorates Kroll Square. Sunday events and cinema dining orders are postponed for a radio broadcast.
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Sydney
Railway Commissioners of Australia
Kroll Square
Ard
Ars Rarce
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