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The International Journal of the Royal Society of Thailand
Volume XII, 2020

Under Prime Minister Dollfuß's leadership, Austria presented the
Siamese King with two programs in German and English to choose, including a
lot of sightseeing. King Prajatibok was very satisfied with the second program.

His Majesty was looking forward to spending time in a beautiful country like
Austria. The cancellation of the visit to Austria by the Siamese King came after
the murder of Prime Minister Dollfuß by the Austrian Nazis. The fact is that the
Austrian government was already under the influence of Berlin and had almost
no freedom in terms of foreign affairs any more. The German envoy in Vienna
was notified by Berlin of all contacts and correspondences with Siam.
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The Prime Minister Dollfuß of the Republic of Austria in Rom, Italy in March 1934.
In: Il POPOLO d’Italia, date not known

42 Archive of the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bangkok, report 7.3.3/12, No. 1333/76 by the
Siamese Legation in London from 12 June 1933 to H.E. Georg Frankenstein, Ambassador of the
Republic of Austria. The report was also given to the German Ambassador, Herr von Fries,
who would visit the Siamese envoy after the talk on 30 June 1933 with the German and Austrian
ambassadors.

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