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Nazi Conspiracy & Aggression B. The Background of Friendly Diplomatic Relations.
This conspiracy must be viewed against a background of
amicable German-Czech diplomatic relations. Although they
had in the fall of 1937 determined to destroy the
Czechoslovak State, the leaders of the German government
were bound by a treaty of arbitration and by assurances
freely given to observe the sovereignty of Czechoslovakia.
By a formal treaty signed at Locarno on 16 October 1925,
Germany and Czechoslovakia agreed, with certain exceptions,
to refer to an arbitral tribunal or to the Permanent Court
of International Justice,
" *** all disputes of every kind between Germany and
Czechoslovakia with regard to which the parties are in
conflict as to their respective rights, and which it
may not be possible to settle amicably by the normal
methods of diplomacy.*** (TC-14)
The preamble of this treaty stated:
"The President of the German Empire and the President
of the Czechoslovak Republic; equally resolved to
maintain
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peace between Germany and Czechoslovakia by assuring
the peaceful settlement of differences which might
arise between the two countries; declaring that respect
for the rights established by treaty or resulting from
the law of nations is obligatory for international
tribunals; agreeing to recognize that the rights of a
State cannot be modified save with its consent; and
considering that sincere observance of the methods of
peaceful settlement of international disputes permits
of resolving, without recourse to force, questions
which may become the cause of division between States;
have decided to embody in a treaty their common
intentions in this respect. ***" (TC-14)
Formal and categoric assurances of their good will toward
Czechoslovakia were forthcoming from the Nazi conspirators
as late as March 1938. On 11 March 1938 and 12 March 1938,
at the time of the annexation of Austria, Germany had a
considerable interest in inducing Czechoslovakia not to
mobilize. At this time Goering assured M. Mastny, the
Czechoslovak Minister in Berlin, on behalf of the German
Government that German-Czech relations were not adversely
affected by the developments in Austria and that Germany had
no hostile intentions toward Czechoslovakia.
As a token of
his sincerity Goering accompanied his assurance with-the
statement: "Ich gebe Ihnen mein Ehrenwort" ("I give you my
word of honor") (TC-27). At the same time on Neurath, who
was handling German foreign affairs during Ribbentrop's stay
in London, assured M. Mastny on behalf of Hitler and the
German government that Germany still considered herself
bound by the Arbitration Convention of 1925 (TC-27).
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The Execution of the Plan to Invade Czechoslovakia<(Part 2 of 29)
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