If Egon Seefehlner had picked almost anyone but Socialist Deputy Berthold Koenig to bribe last week he would still have his job as General Director of Austria's Federal Railways; Italy's alliance with Hungary would be more effective; Hungary would soon have 50,000 rifles; Austrian railroads would be embarked on a profitable if illegal business; France and Britain would continue to believe that they had nipped an international plot.
The 50,000 rifles plus 200 machine guns entered Austria from Italy. Ostensibly they are being "repaired" at the Austrian factory where they were...
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