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The rapidly flourishing East Prussia Pier soon caught the attention of the Berlin Government. Such conspicuous immigration could not be kept a secret, and the news naturally leaked out early on.
The Kingdom of Prussia's protest was a non-issue for Franz, as the Foreign Ministry directly responded, "It has nothing to do with us, go talk to the Russians."
Indeed, if it weren't for the Russians' perverse actions, such a mass exodus, no matter how much they were cheated, would not have been possible.
A million East Prussian people could testify that they left to escape hardship, and Austria was simply providing humanitarian relief.
"Russian-Austrian trade," is there evidence? Without evidence, careless talk comes at a cost.
From the beginning to the end, the Vienna Government never showed its face. The organization of the people's departure was managed by merchants from East Prussia and the local Church.
