SCHMIDT: That was the second position which was demanded.
MR. DODD: Did he also demand that certain expelled students from the universities in Austria be reinstated?
SCHMIDT: Yes, the expelled students were to be pardoned and admitted to the universities.
MR. DODD: And certain discharged officials were to be reinstated in their offices?
SCHMIDT: That too.
MR. DODD: Second, certain discharged members of the police forces of Austria were to be restored to their places as well?
SCHMIDT: That was included in the chapter “Acts of Reprieve.” Accordingly, officials who had been discharged from executive positions were to be returned to status again.
MR. DODD: Were there also demands made with regard to currency exchange and customs unions?
SCHMIDT: Yes, economic demands of this kind were discussed. The expression customs union itself was not used. However, there were demands that came close to it.
MR. DODD: Now, as soon as Schuschnigg heard these demands, of course, you knew that the conference was exceeding the limitations that had been placed upon it by the agreement between Von Papen and Schuschnigg, did you not? You knew that right away?