Show ZIS KILL KILL- 2 AUSTRIAN GUARDS Incident Is Blow To Amity Moves By Hitler Envoy Envoy- Austrian 1 Government Considering Immediate Imme diate Protest to Germany Affair I J Shocks s Politicians ns Diplomats VIENNA Dec Dee 15 AP The Thc The Austrian government w was s considering an immediate representation to Germany today concerning the shoo shooting ing to death o of two members of an antHan Aus Austrian s trian tHan frontier patrol by alleged Austrian Legion men from Germany ny nt 1 A An l official announcement said the tIle patrol was suddenly conf confronted l by y three men who opened fire re without warning varni g The rho incident occurred near the German Austro-German border in the vicinity ot of Erl ErI The patrolmen said the announcement announce announcement announce announce- ment meat were not even able to remove their n own rifles from the shoulder shoulder- straps strap It was stated at the foreign office however that confusion still existed concerning the circumstances of the tho encounter A spokesman added that Austria has the assurance of ot Bavarian au authorities authorities au- au that thal German officials were m making king vigorous attempts to apprehend hend head the persons who tired fired upon the Austrian patrol One of the patrolmen was Wa killed instantly and the other mortally S wounded Official circles regarded the Incident Incident Inci mci- dent as likely to interfere with the efforts of Franz ra von the German Ger Ger- man minister to reestablish re amicable relations between n the two countries Discontent has been previously expressed ex cx pressed presed oV over r the shelter that Germany Germany Ger Ger- many was alleged to have extended ded to the Austrian legion S The affair caused an unpleasant shock in political and nd diplomatic circles cirdes cir cir cir- cles des coming as ai as It n did when A Austro tro German rel relations seemed t to be bo improving im proving Previous similar Incidents however however how how- e ever r. r have been cleared up before the the tension could become acute and the Austrian governments government's inclination to evade further developments in the present case was taken as an indication indication indication indica indica- tion there was no cause for for- alarm alaina BUDAPEST Dec 15 The JP-The The official official of of- Hungarian telegraphic agency reported today that 26 more Hungarians Hun had been deported from Jugo slavia lavia arriving at last night It was stated that among those banished ban ban- were several everal men who had served in the army V I There were no indications however how bow ever that mass deportation of ot Hungarians Hun Run was being resumed Jugo slavia called a halt on the ejections last week The presumption was that there were special reasons for the newly reported expulsions I The total number of deportees arriving ar as- riving at during the last two weeks weeks' has reached 1949 BUDAPEST Hungary Dee Dec 15 A CUP UP A series of significant conversations conver r- r between Chancellor Kurt of Austria and Pr Prince Henry of concluded today with announcement that Hungary agrees to support the independence of Austria The Thc announcement by Baro Egon Berger W Berger foreign minister of Austria and a member o of Chancellor Chancel Chancel- lor br party was regarded regard regard- ed here as as a sensational development in the present phase of ot political maneuvering in fri central Europe Hungary hitherto steadily had refused re re- refused fused to join in a declaration by Italy France and Great Britain guaranteeing the political freedom of I Austria Baron statement followed followed fol fol- l lowed wed three days of conversations in jn inthis this this' center of f European political tensIon tension ten ten- sion slon which recently has been intensified by Hungary's dispute with over expulsion of Hung Hungarians Hun g b by the Belgrade government i Meanwhile contrary to Belgrade r reports ports officials here said the expulsions lionS sioni of Hungarians from from in retaliation for alleged acts of t terrorism ter ter- r- r originating in Hungary w was s continuing Twenty five expelled Hungarians arrived at on the the- frontier this morning They said they Had iad been given civen three hours to leave Horgos In reference to Hungary's attitude toward Austria Baron said aid Hungary Is now convinced of ot the necessity of supporting Austria's independence in dependence and sovereignty This has been one of the conditions conditions condi condi- for maintenance of ot peace and reorganization of economic life lire of the region I I |