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38a -20- not only the closest political and military relations with France, but he also had strong personal contact with leading politicians of France (of the most diverse directions/hund with the whole betemx influential French press. Efwas Ahnliches perhaps did not exist in Europe. A relationship, as Benesch had with France, had leading personalities of Poland, Yugoslavia, Romania, etc., and so France, wherever it could, supported the policy of Dr. Benesch and his personal position, be it in Geneva, wherever. The French press made for Dr. Benesch a larger advertisement than / the own French politicians. However, this fact had only a small significance for the internal relations in Czechoslovakia. The French did not have an influence on any Czech political party. Any votes for a possible presidential election could not be secured by the French. Their "messages" to the address of Czechoslovakia had no response at all. In Englang, however, Dr. Benesch never had the same position as in France. From the establishment of Czechoslovakia on, there have been a number of English 4 Loyds The policy of England towards the Czechoääwakeirehtetginifg and solely vemxengtisehemxinterssenxtendpenktxamsx according to the English interests. When one sought a chairman of the League of Nations to approve the sanctions against Italy, was chosen by England Dr. Benesch. This favor was not only temporary in nature, but whole /Uoahv of Slovakia and Dr. Benesch gegeniber was good, but 2 was always very careful. yoymiber The relationship between Minister Dr. Benesch and Poland was neither Glenvslis at Bisudky nor at Beck's time good. Poland acted on a great power and the Poles demanded for themselves the leadership claim of a convention 06743