Agreement between the German and Austrian governments, in which Germany recognizes Austria's full sovereignty and both countries agree not to attempt to influence the political order of the other country

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GERMAN GOVERNMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL STATE OF AUSTRIA, JULY 11TH, 1936
[Translation of Official Communique broadcast from Vienna on July 11th, 1936.]
It is officially announced : In the conviction that they are making a valuable contribution towards the whole European development in the direction of maintaining peace and in the belief that they are thereby best serving the manifold mutual interests of both German States, the Governments of the Federal States of Austria and of Germany have resolved to give their relations once more a normal and friendly form. In this connection it is declared:—
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1. The German Government recognizes the full sovereignty of the Federal State of Austria in the sense of the pronouncements of the German Leader and Chancellor of the 21st May, 1935..
2. Each of the two Governments regards the inner political order (including the question of Austrian national socialism) obtaining in the other country as an internal affair of the other country, upon which it will exercise neither direct nor indirect influence.
3. The Austrian Federal Government will conduct its policy in general and in particular towards Germany always on that fundamental line corresponding to the fact that Austria regards herself as a German State.
In this respect neither the Rome protocols of 1934 and their additions of 1936, nor the relationship of Austria to Italy and Hungary as partners in these protocols, are affected. Considering that the detente desired by both sides can only become really effectual if certain preliminary stipulations on the part of the Governments of both countries are carried out, the Austrian Federal Government and the German Government will pass a number of particular measures to bring about the requisite preliminary state of affairs.