THE CHINA VALLS
ON LORD
MR. CHAMBERLAIN
HALIFAX'S VISIT TO BERLIN Furthering Desire For Mutual Understanding
SPECULATIONS IN NEWSPAPERS WIDE OF MARK
London, To-day.
MALAYAN GIFT OF PLANES
Lundon,
Cheers greeted an annou
by the Secretary for the Colonies, Mr. Ormsby Gore, at question
yesterday of the Malayan Sultans
SIGNOR GRANDI ON BRITAIN AND ITALY
time in the House of Commons offer to present the British Gorby
ernment with two-squadrons of service aeroplanes to be stationed in Malaya.
The Prime Minister made the following state- ment in the House of Commons at question time: "As the Chancellor of the Exchequer informed the House, the visit of the Lord President of the Coun- cil to Germany was entirely private and unofficial. It had, however, as the House is aware, been arrang- ed that Lord Halifax should see Herr Hitler whichbehalf of the British Government he accordingly did last Friday at Berchtesgaden, being accompanied by Baron von Neurath, the Ger- man Foreign Minister.
"During the visit the Lord President also had an opportunity of meeting General Goering, Doc- tor Goebbels and other prominent leaders in Ger-
many.
Mr Ormsby-Gore added, that on
he had requested the High Com-
missioner to the Malay States to Highnesses for their further
CONFEY WA thanks to their
mark of goodwill and ation Reuter,
RACIAL
the German
"These conversations were of a confidential character and the House will not, I am sure, expect me to make any further statement regarding them ing to at this stage. I am satisfied, however, that the visit and Ca has been valuable in furthering the desire which I Reich. believe to be generally felt in both countries for the establishment of closer mutual understanding.”
CABINET CONFERENCE
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Asked if he were aware of the ments for such a visit had since been that Herr speculations on Lord Halifax's con-made-British Wireless. versations which had appeared in the morning papers, Mr. Chamber- lain replied: "Yes, and I would like to make it clear that these specula- tions are not only irresponsible but highly inaccurate.”
London, To-day.
that precipit
FRENCH VIEW
London, To-day.
The King yesterday received at Buckingham Palace the delegation Italian Ex-Servicemen, headed
Major Carlo Delcroix, who are
visiting England as guests the British Legion.
know
Major Delcroix, who and lost both arms,
blind
pre
ian
sented to the King, together with his comrades, by the
Ambassador, Count Dino Grandi.
Sons into
athering later, in
the First Lord of
Come to believe them-
fice to break
Just
TIME SQUANT Count Grandi said
thate
Both
was, 10
told Lord Ha The results of the visit to Berlin would not of Lord Halifax, and the forth-lution of Central European coming visit to London of the tions, and that the main proble French Premier and Foreign Mat present was that of colonies. Answering another supplementary, ister, were the main subjects of
undoubtedly deplore he said that no pledges had been discussion at the usual Wednesday
In Paris, political circles consi-the time that had been squandered given and when the Opposition meeting of the Cabinet yesterday, der the Chantemps-Delbos visit to and lost in restoring mutual con- leader said he took it that no com-which lasted over two hours mitments of any kind would be made The journey of the French Min-London as proof that Here Hitler fidence. Trans Ocean without the Commons being con-isters is regarded in some quarters Ford Halifax and that Downing sulted, the Premier observed: off as proof that international politi
Street desires Anglo-French agree ment on the offers before they are published.
course not.”
URGENT MATTER
cal conversations have now been He also stated that the French set going, and that far-reaching de Government had not yet been incisions may be imminent.
Nothing has yet transpired. how- formed regarding Lord Halifax's
onversations but indicated that he ever, regarding the nature of these would give fall information on the decisions. occasion of the forthcoming visit of
The "Daily Express," dis the French Prime Minister and Foreign Minister to London, which the French visit, says the Britis announced in a subsequent Government obviously con
the matter to be urgent.
Tuming to the Hidler-Halifax talks, the paper asserts that the Fuehrer demanded that the British The prime minister in the Com-Government declare itself willing mons, said the French Prime Minis-on principle, to give back the Ger- ter and Foreign Minister had ac-man colonies.
he
answer
A similar statement was made by Lord Halifax himself in the House
of Lords.
cepted an invitation from His Ma At the same time Herr Hitler is jesty's Government to visit London said to have expressed his readi-
esday for antness to agree that de facto retu interna of the colonies to Germany with himself and not take place before five or
and
Imade certam concrete offers to
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