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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 11, 1940
German Diplomatic Effort To Render Turkey Innocuous
Tempting Bait May Be Held Out To Molotov In Berlin
COUNCIL OF FRENCH EMPIRE MEETING?
The anxiety of the Vichy Government to put an end to the dif- fidence in Africa is believed by the cor- respondent of the "Tribune de Geneve"
to be behind.rumours that a meeting of the Council of the French Empire will take place shortly.
He adds that Gener- al Nogues and Ad- miral' Eteva are now in Vichy to receive instructions from the Government.-Reuter.
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DEPARTURE FOR BERLIN OF THE SO- VIET FOREIGN MINISTER, M. MOLOTOV, OC- |CUPIES THE CENTRE OF DIPLOMATIC IN- TEREST, THOUGH THERE IS NO REASON TO SUPPOSE THAT A REVOLUTIONARY CHANGE OF SOVIET POLICY IS LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE.
At the moment of M. Molotov's depar- ture, an official statement was issued to the effect that the Soviet Government adheres to its policy of neutrality in the present conflict, as outlined in`President Kalinin's speech last Wednesday.
Since the Sudetenland meeting
latter
According to neutral last week between Count Ciano, observers, Germany's im- Ribbentrop and von Papen (Am- mediate diplomatic con-bassador to Turkey), the
visited Ankara for a day before cern, and the reason for returning to Berlin. According to the invitation to M. Molo-the Berlin correspondent of "La
Suisse," Count Ciano will tov, is to be found in an bably be present at the meeting attempt to render Turkey in Berlin with M. Molotov. innocuous, and, for that purpose, the consent of Turkey is needed.
The question remains, how ever, whether Russia would be satisfied with any baits Ger many might hold out, such as "eventual" control of the Dar- danelles.
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Thirty-Two In The Molotov Mission
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M. Molotov, who is now his way to Berlin, is accon panl ed by 32 persons, including the People's Commissar for Smelting Industry M. Tevossion, Deputy- Commissar for Foreign
Affairs M. Dekanosov, Deputy-Commis- sur for Internal Affairs M. Miku- lov, Deputy Commissar for For- eign Trade M. Cutlkov. Deputy- Commissars for Aircraft Produc- tion M. Baladin and M. Yakolev, Chef de Cabinet of M. Molotov as Prime Minister, M. Lapshev, Chef de Cabinet of M. Molotov As Foreign Commissar. M. Kosyrev, Chief of the Central European Department of the Foreign Commissariat, M. Pal- gunov, the Chief Diplomatic Pro- tocol M. Barkov, and Deputy General-Secretary of the Foreign Commissariat M. Baskin.
The German Ambassador to Moscow and head of the Ger- man Economic Mission left by the same train.
Guard Of Honour
The Prime Minister, who made another impressively con- fident fighting speech at the Guildhall on Saturday, is shown above during a tour of inspection of British coast defences.
THRIFT & SAVINGS CAMPAIGN BEGUN
IN CHINA
CHINESE ALL OVER the nation yesterday launched a "Thrift and Savings" campaign in which the populace were urged to purchase savings certi- ficates from banks which are redeemable after six months at interest of 8% per annum.
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A mass meeting is being held in
under there, Chungking to-day
chairmanship of Mr. Pang Kung- chang, Vice-Minister of Publicity. All theatres and amusement places will present special pro- party, govern-
on
while
Russian ment, military, women, business,
men, labour, police and garrison mem-bodles will send out hundreds of
in-units to start house to house can- the vassing for the purchase of sav-
On the departure from Mos-grammes
White cow from the Station, a guard of honour the platform, formed by bers of the air force, was
to spected by M. Molotov strains of the Soviet
Anthem.
LIBREVILLE
BATTLE
INDICATED
National ings certificates by the populace. (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
M. Molotov then greeted
Gorman Ambassador and
The Central Broadcasting S'a-
the tion is arranging a special pro-
yas
'Planes under General gramme, including a broadcast by de Gaulle bombed the
ance, Mr. Oong Wen-Hao, Minis- landing field at Libreville ter of Economic Affairs, Mr. Yeh last. Tuesday, the bomb- Chu-tsang, Secretary-General of the Central others.
later seen off by leading mem-Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Fin-. ters of the State, Army and a party of the whole staff, of the German Embassy, the Italian Ambassador and the Rumanian Minister and many others. - Reuter.
LAVAL CONTINUES NEGOTIATIONS (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
Kuomintang, and ing being followed up by a All provincial and local govern- circles revealed in Vichy land attack, authoritative vigorously push the campaign. yesterday.
ments have been instructed to
Redter.
KALGAN
M. Laval, French Vice-Premier ECONOMIC
following PARLEY
is continuing with the German au- thorities the Franco-German con- versations which started the recent meeting between Mar- shal Petain and Hitler, the press announced. in Paris yesterday, Havas,
GOLD ROUND-UP IN. RUMANIA
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(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"
AN ECONOMIC CONFERENCE WAS OPENED. IN KALGAN ON FRIDAY.
Following assurances given re- cently by Governor-General Buis- son, of French Equatorial Africa and West Africa that the French- men of Gabon would defend themsolves, against the forces of General de Gaulle, it is believed that hard fighting is going on ut present near Libreville, V
Gabon's communications with the outside world have been cut off and the Colony may find it self in a most difficult situation.- Havas.
VICHY NEWSREEL Representatives of leading areas in North China took part together (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") with representatives of the Ja- The second nowsreel shown in panese military authorities, the unoccupied France since the arm- China Affairs Board, and the Mon- latice. was projected on Saturday Owner of all types of gold ar-golian Government Tags [in Vichy,, · The newsreel contain- ticles, except jewels, must declare The principal items discussed ed three scenes of Paris showing them within the next 15 days to were the food and labour pro- the reopening of the stock ex- officials "of the Rumanian: Na- [blems in North China,
change, general views of the tional Bank, according to a decree Communications, transportation stroots, and the first meeting held promulgated in Bucharest yester- and economie trade questions were in the Auteuil Racecourse since day, — Havas,
also dealt withHavaB;:
-the armistice.--Havan.