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Further Long Conference On Anglo-Soviet Pact
SATISFACTORY, BUT STILL UNDECISIVE
Moscow, To-day.
Sir William Seeds (British Ambassador), M. Paul Naggiar (French Ambassador) and Mr. Wil- liam Strang (the Foreign Office expert) had a further 90-minute meeting with M. Molotov, Soviet Foreign Commissar, at the Kremlin yes- terday afternoon. The negotiations are believed to be proceeding satisfactorily, but yesterday's meeting is stated to have been indecisive. Meanwhile, in Paris yesterday, suggestions that the forthcoming military talks between British and French missions and members of the So- viet General Staff signify that a political agree- ment has been virtually reached were treated with reserve in the press.
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THREE MILLION LOAN NOT YET SIGNED
London, To-day. The report from Chungking of signature of an agreement for a new British export credit loan of $3,000,000 to China, is stated in London to be not quite correct,
The negotiations which have been proceeding for some months have not yet concluded, and nothing has been signed... Reuter.
"Le Temps," semi-official news-1 The "Daily Telegraph"
OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUE paper, writes: "It is not quite ports from Moscow that neither
Moscow, To-day. correct to
that the say
way to side wishes to comment
on the
After yesterday's discussion be- -agreement has been entirely clear- conference.
In any
case, the tween Molotoff and the British and .-ed as result of the
Moscow.
last talks in pact is not yet ready for signing. French Ambassadors, an official The "Daily Express" briefly communique was issued, It states "What appears to be confirmed refers to the plan of the military that no agreement has yet been is that the conversations are now mission to Moscow. It says that reached. The conversations will be developing in an appreciably bet-Mr. Chamberlain early next week continued shortly.
Reuter.
REPORTS OF NEW "PURGE".
LONDON, TO-DAY.
A NEW "PURGING ACTION” IN SOVIET RUSSIA HAS CAUSED CONSIDERABLE COMMENT IN LONDON, AS IT COINCIDES WITH THE ANGLO-FRENCH DECISION TO OPEN: MILITARY CON- VERSATIONS WITH MOSCOW.
This morning's papers refrain from comment and simply report a special decree, according to which 79 officers of the Soviet army, navy and air force and high officials have been deprived of decorations and other distinc- tions.
This means, according to the Moscow correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph," that they may have to face charges of treason or counter-revolutionary activities.
The high percentage from the Far Eastern Army and Adminis- tration is particularly note- worthy. Trans-Ocean.
SINO-AMERICAN INSTITUTE
The Chinese-American Institute
ter atmosphere than previously." will read a statement in Com- Neither Soviet Russian nor Bri-jof Cultural Relations held its third "Journal des Débats" urges the mons agreed upon with the tish quarters deny or confirm the luncheon meeting to-day at the - advisability of the Soviet Union French and Soviet governments, assertion that the forthcoming gen- Hong Kong Hotel. General Wu Te-
terminating the Soviet-German announcing that staff conversa-eral staff talks were, discussed.
chen, the former governor of non-aggression pact signed in 1926. tions could be taken up imme-Trans-Ocean.
Kwangtung Province, was the diately, since substantial pro- PSYCHOLOGICAL OBSTACLES guest of honour and speaker. gress had been made in political
A distinguished-
gathering at- parleys. Trans-Ocean.
Shouson tended, including Sir Chow, Dr. C. T. Wang, Mr. Yuet-sen, Dr. Andrew Lee; Wang Shao-lai, Admiral Chen Chak, Mr. O. K. Yui, Mr. S. T. Bit- al secretary of the institution. ting and Mr. P. K. Chu, the gener-
TOWARDS AGREEMENT
U.S. ACTION MAY CONTRIBUTE
Denunciation by
Paris, To-day.
the
American
Government of the treaty conclud-
ed
PARIS CONFIDENT
SURMOUNTED
Doo Mr.
"Le Temps" says that the latest conference has not served to clear Paris, To-day. up all difficulties. Quarters in close touch with the Writing apparently..on........... the in 1911 with Japan is Quai d'Orsay continue to express strength of information derived considered to be an important step confidence in the successful conclu- from the French Foreign Office, the towards clarification of the situa- sion of the negotiations.
paper states that it would be going tion in the Far East.
The report which the French too far to presume that negotiations The Paris "Soir" says that Japan Ambassador in Moscow, M. Naggiar, in Moscow have entered upon their is prepared to ride, roughshod over is. expected to send to Paris as a final stages. ; the interests of third. powers in result of yesterday's conference What could be said, is that the >China if those interests appear im-with Molotoff, is awaited with keen negotiators have succeeded in sur- ..compatible with her own aims. interest.
mounting the psychological obstacles The paper recalls that at an anti-
The Foreign Minister, M. Bonnet, which had been 'holding up the pro- British demonstration in Osaka the yesterday received the Britishgress of the talks.
a disadvantage by events which. -former Japanese Ambassador to Charge d'Affaires, Mr. Campbell, Undoubtedly, "Le Temps" con- may occur at any time. Yet it is Germany, Honda, recently declared for an exchange of information on tinues, there is urgent need of essential to know exactly the extent -that Japanese troops could disarm the course of the Anglo-Franco- | bringing the talks to a conclusion of one's commitments. Trans-
the British forces at Tientsin and Soviet negotiations, Trans-Ocean. in order to avoid being caught at Ocean. that as soon as England had been defeated, the Chiang Kai-shek
gime would necessarily fall,
ENEMY NO. 1
re-
to
Events in the Far East could not -remain without influence on the
Soviet Government's attitude wards the negotiations now proceed- ing in Moscow.
regards
The Soviet Government Japan as Enemy No. 1 and MOSCOW will be prepared to assume obliga- tions in Europe towards Britain and France in order to give Bri- tain a freer hand in the Far East than has hitherto been the case.
The paper is encouraged in this bellef by the announcement that the Soviet Foreign Commissar had in- vited the French and British Am- bassadors to meet him-Trans- >Ocean.
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS
London,
Yesterday's. conference Kremlin does not seem
“had a definite result.
ing's London press -the subject.
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