DOCUMENTS OF GERMAN POLITICS
(Dokumente der Deutschen Politik Grossdeutschland]
Vol. 3, part 1, 1939.
(edited by Paul Meier-Benneckenstein)
[Page 124, no. 21a]
Official German Statement of the meeting of the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor with the Austrian Bund Chancellor Dr. Schuschnigg at Berchtesgaden (on 12 February) from 12 to 15 February 1938.
The Austrian Bund chancellor Dr. Schuschnigg in company of the Austrian state secretary for foreign affairs Dr. Guido Schmidt and the German ambassador Von Papen paid today a visit to the Fuehrer and Reich Chancellor at Obersalzberg at his invitation in presence of the foreign Reich minister Von Ribbentrop. This un-
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official meeting originated from the mutual desire to discuss all questions pertaining to the relationship between the German Reich and Austria. 1
At the conference which took place between the Fuehrer and Reich chancellor and the Bund chancellor Dr. Schuschnigg at the Obersalzberg at Berchtesgaden on 12 February, all questions of relationship between the German Reich and Austria were , discussed in detail. The purpose of this discussion was to eliminate difficulties due to the execution of the agreement of 11 July 1936.
It was agreed that both parties are resolved to stick to the principles of this agreement and consider some a basis for a satisfactory development of the relationship between the two countries.
In this sense both parties, after the discussion of 12 February 1938, have agreed to the immediate execution of measures to guarantee to effect such close and friendly relationship between both nations as it is proper for the history and total interest of the German nation. Both statesmen are convinced that the measures taken by them constitute at the same time an effective contribution toward the peaceful development of the European situation.
The Austrian government issued a similar communication.
Government statement on a meeting between Hitler and Austrian chancellor Schuschnigg on Austrian-German relations (12-15 February 1938)
Authors
Germany (treaties, diplomatic statements, proclamations)
Documents of German Politics (Dokumente der Deutschen Politik, serial)
Date: 1939
Literal Title: Docukumente der Deutschen Politik Grossdeutschland 1938
Defendants: Franz Papen, von, Joachim Ribbentrop, von
Total Pages: 1
Language of Text: English
Source of Text: Nazi conspiracy and aggression (Office of United States Chief of Counsel for Prosecution of Axis Criminality. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1946.)
Evidence Code: PS-2461
Citation: IMT (page 554)
HLSL Item No.: 450713
Notes:The book of documents was published in 1939. This document was presented for judicial notice without an exhibit number. Another copy was later entered as UK exhibit 132.
Document Summary
PS-2461: Official communiquÉ concerning Schuschniggb conference with Hitler on the Obersalzberg, 12 february 1938
PS-2461: Official German Communique of meeting of Hitler and Schuschnigg, 12 February 1938, published in Documents of German Politics, 1939, Volume VI, Part 1.