In January 1933, negotiations between the Heimwehr and the Stahlhelm were on - going, with Wilhelm Engert, Consul General in Munich, forewarning Vienna that this would open up a new channel for the German government to influence Austrian domestic affairs, if the Stahlhelm were to lend its support to the government. (ÖstA), (AdR), (AA), (ÖVB 1 Rep.), Berlin Gesandtschaft, Karton 16, GK/M to the (BKA),1/pol. 8 Jan. 1933, ‘Politik der Heimwehren, Veröffentlichung Dr Richard Steidles’. S. 202 FN.781
