I. Vorsching dos indivention United in the antwory old traditions of Austrian culture and deeply aware of the responsibility involved in this spiritual heritage, we have on this day established the AUSTRIAN OMMITTEE with the sim e) of kooping alive the humanitarian ideal of the-forner Austria.*) In sign thereof we have affixed our signatures to this document. We solemnly declare that we do not recognize either morally or legally the occupation of Austria by the Cormen army on March 12th 1938. Austria is a conquered country. In the present war we stand wholehoartedly on the side of the defendors of humonity against the totalitarian powers. no pledge our loyalty to the Constitution of this country and are willing and eager to serve the Government of the groat American democracy in every possible way. We feel that offering our services to the utternost of our ability and strength to e country to whom we owe liberty and now life and whose citizens wo hope to become soon, is the least we can do to prove our gratitude. II. Vorschlag von Professor Hildebrand und Father Oesterreicher: Start dos Satsos zwischen den beiden Krouzen folgonder Satz: to stand for Austria and Austrian interests. III. Vorschleg Dr. Schlum: Statt der erston Absactro fol onder Text: United in our opposition against the Hasi occupation of Austria, and deeply aware of the necessity to protect the interests of Austrians who refuse to give up their faith in humanitarian ideals and principles, we have established the AUSTRIAN COMMITTEE. Tie solomly declare that we shall never recognize either morally or legally the conquest of Austria by the Germen army on March the 12, 1938. In the present war we stand wholeheartedly on the side of the defendors of humonitarian democracy against the totalitarian powers. We pledge our loyalty IV. Vorschlag Professor less: Der zweite und dritte Sats solling wegbleiben. ( Von # we solomly declare bis: conquered country.)