760F.62/956: Telegram
The Ambassador in France (Bullitt) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 21—11:10 a.m.]
1530. Jules Henry has just informed Wilson that after the reply from Praha last night proposing conciliation and arbitration under the 1925 Arbitration Treaty between Germany and Czechoslovakia the French and British Governments at once went back to Praha, [Page 630] pointed out that it was too late for this procedure, that if further delay took place Hitler would march, and “begged” for reconsideration. The French Minister at Praha telephoned this morning that a reply had now been received which was an acceptance of the Anglo-French proposition. The text of the reply has not yet been received in Paris.
Henry said that it was clear now that the same concessions granted the German minority in Czechoslovakia would have to be conceded to the Polish and Hungarian minorities. In other words Teschen will have to be handed over to Poland and the areas in which the Hungarian population exceeds 50 percent will have to be ceded to Hungary. He said that this question had not yet been discussed by the British and French Governments with the Czechoslovak Government; but it was absolutely clear that this was the only solution. The upshot of it would be that a small Czech State would remain with a homogeneous Czech population.
Henry said that Chamberlain would go to Godesberg tomorrow as planned. Henry is fearful that Hitler will not be satisfied even now and will have dug up further demands to make of the British and French since his last interview with Chamberlain.
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