Austrian threat To Foreign Ministers
VIENNA, Fri. (11.45 a.m.).—The Foreign Minister (Dr Karl Gruber) warned tonight that if the Big Four Foreign Ministers failed to solvd the Austrian problem at their Paris conference, Austria would throw overboard the draft treaty and, if necessary, refuse to pay any more occupation costs. in the event of such failure, Austria would put the matter of the evacuation of the country on the agenda of international conferences and claim the right to set up a federal army. If any of the great powers refused that request, Austria would accuse that power of an aggressive act.
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Northern Advocate, 21 May 1949, Page 5
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101Austrian threat To Foreign Ministers Northern Advocate, 21 May 1949, Page 5
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