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Austria and in the Balkans were to remain as
strong as it was then, an open conflict could hardly
be avoided. This would lead to a new war. But
there were other ways of interpreting the signs of
the times. There was the possibility that Stalin
would learn from Hitler’s defeat, that he would
avoid expending too much of his power and
consolidate his position instead, in other words, that
he would gradually withdraw his forces from
Austria, Hungary and the Balkans.
Finally, I heard the following from a reliable
source, a glimpse of life in Austria as it was
yesterday and such as it is today. A representative of the
Russian authorities asked an Austrian in a leading
position if he could do him a service, The Austrian
answered that the greatest service he could do was
to see if it could be arranged for his brother-in-law,
who was a prisoner of war in Russia, to be’ sent
home, He knew that his brother-in-law was alive.
On several occasions he had received greetings
from him through the Red Cross and he had even
heard him speak on the Russian radio, The Russian
promised to investigate the matter. Since that day,
all communications from the brother-in-law have
ceased. Evidently, the Austrian’s request had
aroused the suspicion of the Russian authorities. The
man was never heard from again,
The curtain which the Russians have drawn
before the countries dominated by them is
impenetrable,
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