THE CHINA MAIL: NOVEMBER 16, 1937
HALIFAX VISIT TO
PRIVATE D
BERLIN
AND UNOFFICIALNO
London, To-day.
The Lord President of the Council, Lord Hali- fax, will leave London for Berlin this afternoon."
Although the visit is entirely private and un- official, Herr Hitler has intimated, after enquiry, that he will be glad to see Lord Halifax during the visit and the invitation has been accepted.
Conversations between Lord Half-
fax and the Fuehrer will be purely exploratory in character. Informa tion regarding the arrangements for the visit, which were in train be- fore the Foreign Secretary left Lon- don last week, was communicated by him to the French Minister, M. Delbos, while in the Belgian capital.
-British Wireless.
MORE RESERVE
London, To-day.
to
A general tone of something ap- proaching reserve is maintained by the British press on the visit Germany of Lord Halifax, following the outspoken comment of the Nazi news agency.
The papers say that Mr. Neville. Chamberlain is anxious to have the visit take place, and attribute great importance to the Chamberlain- Eden Halifax talks on Sunday, when it was decided that the visit should take place "under all circumstances."
CHIEF DUTY
"Mr. Chamberlain regards the planned conversations as a step to-- wards mutual understanding," writes the "Daily Telegraph," which adds: "Lord Halifax's chief duty will be to determine the exact causes of the present unsatisfactory relations between Germany and Britain.”
While doubting if the visit will have concrete results, the journal states that it will at least give both countries a chance to become ac- quainted with the attitude of the other.
CONCILIATORY ATTITUDE The "Daily Mail” also emphasises the conciliatory British attitude, de- claring that Mr. Chamberlain is willing to discuss any colonial sug- gestion advanced by Germany..
The paper asserts, however, that Mr. Chamberlain would like a Ger- man promise to return to the League i of Nations.
Any return of Germany to Geneva, says that paper, would have to in- clude removal of the war guilt clause from the League Covenant and the devising of a new Mandates systemi
TALKING FACTS
Lord Halifax, Lord President of the Council, who is leaving for Berlin to-morrow for an interview with Herr Hitler, following Mr. Neville Chamberlain's Edinburgh invitation to a further examin- ation of Europe's political difficul txes.
CHINESE MISSION REACHES ROME
Rome, To-day.
A Chinese mission composed of Dr. Ching Chei-tsu, Dr. Ling Hing- Ping and Mr. Chi Knang-wang, ar- rived in Rome from Shanghai yester- ¡day.
The only aggressive attitude is Object of the mission is unknown that of the "Daily Express," which in Chinese circles here but as it is headlines its story on the visit (reported that the trio is later going “Nazis Give Lord Halifax a Hint to to Berlin, the visit may be connect- Stay at Home.”
ed with the suggested Italo-German
In a short article, the paper says: mediation in the Far Eastern con- "If Herr Hitler is not willing to fict-Reuter. talk facts, Lord Halifax should re- main at home, because after all it
is Herr Hitler who wants something
and not Britain
Trans-Ocean.
WAZIRISTAN DENIAL
London, To-day.
The Under-Secretary for India denied in a Commons answer that there has been any change in the character
217 action in since it was described
June.
White British Wireless.
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