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this morning, nothing is likely to happen except to have Schuschnigg 
      eventually give in unless there is some indication that France 
      and England are prepared to back him up. The Spanish Ambassador, 
      of course, feels that if a strong position had been taken in 
      the Spanish situation, it would not now be necessary to have 
      to take one in Central Europe in order to save Europe.
 
      
 
 
My own impression is that Hitler and Mussolini, having done 
      so very well for themselves by bluffing, they are not going to 
      stop bluffing until somebody very abruptly calls their bluff. 
      They have made considerable capital in their own countries of 
      the fact that Eden was more or less persona non grata to both; 
      they have persuaded their own people that they were strong enough 
      to force Eden out of the British Cabinet. This is psychologically 
      the worst result that has been obtained; this and the fact that 
      the small countries of Europe are impressed with the fact that 
      England is considerably moved by the positions of Spain and Italy.
 
      
 
 
The French Ambassador feels that the real point of difference 
      between the Eden and Chamberlain policies was that Eden maintained 
      a policy always looking at