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-12-17 which had assumed the role of mediators, i.e. Great Britain and the Prankreich, strongly advised that by accepting the conditions which President Chamberlain agreed with Chancellor Hitler in Berohtesgaden, not only for Czechoslovakia, but also for the whole world, we would secure the peaceer, the two governments added that if we did not accept these intrigues, France would not be able to fulfil its promise of the Bündniahiife, in the Palle, and England would further show no interest in the further fate of techechoslovality. In order not to be accused of thwarting the ability to bring about general peace for Europe, and thus for the whole world, we accepted the harsh conditions and after the relapses of the two greats we smelled ourselves. With our positive response, Minister-President Chamberlein then travelled to the German Reichsekanzler. However, the Kinisterprlaident of the United Kingdom in Godes- berg had presented our positive antvort arbitrarily new pordements Zoua, which received quite different props, which went much further than had previously been agreed in Berchtés- gaden. It was shown here, as well as the known tactic of the other Seito, that each time a concession is infused, under a willful pretext immediately increased pordings follow. From Godeaberg, the Prime Minister of Great Britain brought with him the new Antrige and Conditionon of Deutsohland, which was communicated to the Czechoslovak government yesterday morning. s n The Minister-President of Great Britain was already in a position to counter these new conditions in Godesberg, aware that neither the Government of the United Kingdom, nor the French Government, will be in the leg, Czechoslovakia will be receptive to the adoption of these new terms, and that it is not possible to continue to advise Pechechoslovakia to remain paesive and not to prepare for custody. Therefore, at 11.15 p.m. on the day of the Preitsg, 23 September, the French and English envoys, on the official mandate of their governments of our government, decided that neither England nor the Prankreich could take the responsibility to advise us further on the situation and that they could no longer recommend us not to make the necessary military preparations. KMX At the same time, they tell us that they are sending us Godesberg's memorandum, but without any further advice, they are referring to our further predicament. This meant that the great-mike themselves did not refer to the new conditions as a reliable document for the granting of an agreement. The mobilization The tochechoslovakfeche government, after this kittling of the two prisoners, came together on Friday at 8 p.m. and succeeded in the result that the international situation made it impossible to meet defensive seines for all eventualities - all the more so, at the same time, there was an increase in the ability of armed Bends, armed with weapons of foreign origin, to attack our isolated customs offices and security guards from abroad. Our government had already ordered all border authorities and guards to refrain strictly from any action and especially not to use the weapons of fire, even in the palle of emergency.