On his return from Germany several days ago, Schulenburg, the German ambassador in Moscow, started ‘frightening’ diplomatic circles in the USSR. The Sudeten problem is very acute. The military and right-wing nationalists in Czechoslovakia are unwilling to make any concessions to their German population. They are blocking Beneš’s efforts to reach a compromise. If this dispute is not resolved satisfactorily in the nearest future, an armed confrontation will be inevitable. Runciman is the last hope for peace. Will he succeed? The purpose of Schulenburg’s talks is clear: to exert moral pressure on Czechoslovakia, France and the USSR.