The selection of Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen as special Minister to Austria was hailed here today with undisguised satisfaction by the semi-official government newspaper Reichspost, which characterized the appointment as a peace proposal by Chancellor Hitler.
The Reichspost, which immediately issued an extra edition announcing the appointment, welcomed Herr von Papen and saw his mission as the accomplishment of a reconciliation between the two countries.
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