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No. 80,469

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER

1938

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WHITEHALL PLAN KEPT SECRET

Surrender To Hitler Feared: Conviction That Czechs Will Fight

DESPITE CANCELLATION OF A FRENCH REPORT THAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE.EARLY TO-DAY AGREED ON A POLICY CONCED. ING CERTAIN SUD ETAIN AREAS TO GERMANY UNDER INTER NATIONAL SUPERVISION, IT IS GENERALLY FELT THAT BOTH GOVERNMENTS ARE PRÉPARED FOR THIS SURRENDER TO GERMAN PRESSURE.

MUSSOLINI TO MEET PREMIER OF YUGOSLAVIA?

BELGRADE, TO-DAY. MEETING BETWEEN SIG- NOR MUSSOLINI AND THE - YUGOSLAV PREMIER, M. STOY- ADINOVITCH, ON THE FRON- TIER NEAR PIEDICOLLE, WAS TERDAY EVENING,

BEING RUMOURED HERE YES-

Authoritative quarters refuse

reports but it is regarded as highly either to confirm or to deny the probable that the two Statesmen may meet although there is no im-

An official intimation of the new line of approach is still lacking, but the mediate necessity.

tenour of the communique has caused consternation in circles who have demanded defence of Czecho-Slovakia's territorial integrity.

The possibiliy, of a meeting” is increased by the fact that Premier Stoyadinovitch is at present in the

Gloomy view of the prospects is taken, in view of the conviction that the town of Veldes, which is only 25

Czechs will fight to defend their present boundaries.

The Rome correspondent of the "Temps" points to the three solu-

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tions mentioned in Mussolini's Trieste speech. Peaceful solution.

Solution through a localised military action between Germany and Czecho-Slovakia.

A general European conflict in which case Italy would side with Germany.

The correspondent points out that it is understandable that the Prague Government cannot be expected to voluntarily agree to a solution by which it would be doomed to lose about 5 out of its 15 million inhabitants. On the other hand, it would seem that Great Britain has gone over into the plebiscite camp.- Trans-Ocean.

PRELUDE TO ABANDONMENT OF CZECHS?

Paris, To-day.

NEXT MEETING WITH HERR HITLER

London, To-day. The prospects of an early con- Herr Hitler and ference between Mr. Chamberlain at Godesberg are regarded as highly favourable in diplomatic quarters.

Much depended on whether Mr. Chamberlain could succeed in get- ting French support to his plan, and seems to be been achieved as alliance with Czechoslovakia, the the accord between the two Govern.

Referring indirectly to the French

semi-official French p

point in

states that the

with England.

consider any

a comprehensive one.

and that this would render the pre-

Pact sent Franco-Czech

super- fluous....

FRENCH DEMAND France demanded that Britain also join the guarantors, but view of her policy not to enter any

kilometres from the Italian fron- tier, while Signor Mussolini is plan- ning to, inspect this frontier zone before returning from Trieste Rome. — Trans-Ocean.

such commitments in Europe, Bri- tain refused.

The guarantee question caused more than ordinary difficulties.

Premier Hodza's unequivocal re- (Continued on Page 24)

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