Foreign Relations of the United States Diplomatic Papers, 1938, General, Volume I

863.00/1426: Telegram

The Chargé in Austria (Wiley) to the Secretary of State

Vienna, March 12, 1938—2 p.m.
[Received March 12—11:30 a.m.]

72. British and French Ministers believe since Miklas still nominally President they should recognize new government. French Minister states that Schuschnigg, Hornbostel and others are under guard and that he has found it impossible to communicate with them.

Ward Price⁵⁵ interviewed Seyss-Inquart who told him that Austrian “independence” would be maintained and that he formed his government freely of “reasonable and moderate men.”

Wiley

55. Correspondent of London Daily Mail.