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-13- SE EO Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Benesch by mediation of the gexamtenx Seba envoy Sehepat to negotiate an agreement and a settlement with Perler. Dr. Pergler was offered the pension of an envoys, but Pergler wanted to be an active delegate. Thus there was no compensation and the continuation of the struggle. Pergler was denied his mandate as a member of a foreign state. However, the USA did not recognize him as their national and so Dr. Pergler finally succumbed, as a single person too weak. He came to Notxund to seek the admission of American citizenship and finally accepted a professorship in the USA. ma Envoy Dr. Osusky quickly obtained evidence of his nationality. He became a lecturer at Prague University (alongside an envoy's function), and the Ministry of the Interior/Doctorate made available about his membership in Czechosloakia. He was afraid that Pergler's fate could befall him. Foreign Minister Dr. After a number of years in which he did not belong to any political party, Benesch became a member of the popular socialist party. The party was founded years ago by the deputy Klofáč, whose first collaborator was Georg Střibrný, Klofác mi was chairman and Strřibrý was the first vice-chairman.Střibrt was a minister at the same time and very popular in his party. At the back stood the broad sections of the people, which he won as a spirited speaker for himself. He was convinced that he would become chairman of the party after Klofáč. Between Střibrné and Dr. Benesch there was a frequent conflict. Suddenly ou i opponents against Střibrni began to come on the plan (of which many were good comrades until shortly before) and above all among the Social Democrats, but also in his own party. Stribrné/the coruption considered, he was accused of his private life (card games and a number of daily and provincial leaves began against him a REEA LCMOOEO P AOJ .