text_original: If they failed to do so, the courts were still to hold themselves pledged on the matter. So complete was the arrangement, that Kaunitz considered it certain that he could secure these terms, and declared the completion of this preliminary treaty a master stroke. 58 MARIA THERESA chap, hi It will be seen at once that as far as Austria was concerned, the real points at issue were two : her position in the Italian peninsula, and her position with regard to Prussia.
text_transcription: IF THEY FAILED TO DO SO THE COURTS WERE STILL TO HOLD THEMSELVES PLEDGED ON THE MATTER SO COMPLETE WAS THE ARRANGEMENT THAT COUNTS CONSIDERED IT CERTAIN THAT HE COULD SECURE THESE TERMS AND DECLARED THE COMPLETION OF THIS PRELIMINARY TREATY A MASTER STROKE IT WILL BE SEEN AT ONCE THAT AS FAR AS AUSTRIA WAS CONCERNED THE REAL POINTS AT ISSUE WERE TWO HER POSITION IN THE ITALIAN PENINSULA AND HER POSITION WITH REGARD TO PRUSSIA
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