THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 14, 1989

MR. DUFF-COOPER URGES BRITISH GUARANTEE OF THE BALTIC STATES

London, To-day.

In an article in the "Evening Standard" last night, Mr. A. Duff-Cooper, former First Lord of the Admiralty, urges the British Government to guarantee without delay the independence of the Baltic States and to speed up its efforts for an alliance with the Soviét.

The Baltic States, declares Mr. Duff-Cooper, are to

Moscow what Belgium is to Britain.

If the Belgian Government were

to adopt the entirely unfeasible

course of declaring that it no longer BRITISH EXPORT

needs British or French guarantees,

that would in no way alter the fact CREDIT FUND

that Britain, would nevertheless go

to war to prevent Belgium falling TOO

into the hands of a foreign Power.

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The guarantees would hold good, Mr. Duff-Cooper contends, whether Belgium desired them or not.

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Frontier guarantees are not given out of love for the inhabi- tants of any of the countries in-great deal to permit Britain to M.G.M. Picture volved, but out of consideration for one's own security.

finance the rearmament of guar-

Turkey, City quarters stated to-

day.

Russia cannot be blamed for nteed powers such as Poland and regarding the integrity of the Bal- tic States as essential for her own security, and if Britain wants So- viet help in an emergency, then the British Government can hardly re- fuse to commit itself to the same

The "ceiling level" of the cre- extent as does the Soviet Govern- dits might be raised from £35,- 000,000 to £60,000,000 or even

ment.

Mr. Duff-Cooper winds up by saying that Britain is bound to £70,000,000, they declared. lose in the end unless she enters into Greece obtained £2,000,000 an alliance with the Soviet.-Trans-from Ocean.

DANZIG IN MAP OF GERMANY

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Britain, Rumania got £5,000,000 and Turkey received £20,000,000. Moreover, Poland has been virtually offered £5,000,000.

There therefore remain only £8,000,000 to be allocated, and this would hardly be enough for Britain to be able to continue her policy of financial aid to guaran-

eed States.

Action to increase the credits German official railway time-would have to be taken if Poland tables, which came into operation | accepted British assistance and recently, contain a railway map he limit were not set at £8,000,-| that includes the Danzing Free 000. Poland is said to need some City area within the frontiers of £60,000,000 herself. East Prussia.

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Furthermore, should Poland than the sum of receive more £5,000,000 that was granted Ru- mania, the latter country would have to have similar facilities

the map also takes in Memel district, recently acquired from Lithuania, it can be assumed that when it was put in hand it was believed that Danzig, like Memel, would be part of the Reich when extended. the time-tables were published, but events have ordered otherwise,

On the other hand, inclusion of Danzig in East Prussia may be an- other example of wish-fulfilment.

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In that case the Hamburg-Aberi- steamship line circulated a large-scale map in which Germany's former possessions in Africa were printed in the same colour as Ger- many.

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RESPONSIBILITY OF CABINET

London, To-day.

The Prime Minister, asked in the Commons yesterday if he would give an assurance that the doctrine of Cabinet responsibility was being fully maintained, having regard to the fact that two Cabinet Minis ters were absent unpaired from the division on the Government's Pales- tine proposals, said. his colleagues accepted full responsibility for col- lective Cabinet decisions.-British Wireless,

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