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\u201cOne Reason Germany Slows Down,\u201d Montreal Star, July 23, 1938. \u00a0

\u201cHere\u2019s the situation in Czechoslovakia as another major crisis seems imminent because of Sudeten German disapproval of the Government effort to compromise the\u00a0\u2018racial minorities\u2019 problem. \u00a0There have been warnings that any effort to impose the plan would create a\u00a0\u2018dangerous situation\u2019 - meaning possible invasion of Czechoslovakia by Germany to\u00a0\u2018protect the rights\u2019 of Czechoslovakians of German extraction.

The map shows how the hardy Czechs would meet any such invasion. \u00a0The little republic\u2019s 2500-mile frontier - touching hostile territory all the way round except for 150 miles bordering friendly Rumania - is heavily and cleverly fortified.

Military experts believe that despite the comparatively small size of the \n\nCzechoslovakian army, any invasion across the three defensive lines built by the Czechs would be made at heavy cost.\u201d

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