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CHAMBERLAIN GOES TO MEET UNITED FRONT Likely To Be In Germany Two Or Three Days

Elaborate Preparations For Welcome

Berlin, To-day.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain will be confronted to-day at Godesberg by Herr Hitler leading a united front of Germans, Poles and Hungarians against Czecho-Slovakia, while Mussolini is lending additional support.

Such is the burden of German press comment last night, weighing up the new situation following the previous day's diplomatic activity at Berch- tesgaden, as well as Mussolini's speeches.

Mr. Neville Chamberlain is fly- to line the route and cheer the ing to Germany from Heston at 10 British Prime Minister-Reuter. o'clock this morning.

LAST DISCUSSIONS

London, To-day.

In addition to Sir Horace Wilson, his personal adviser, and Mr. Wil-

In London the last discussions liam Strang, Foreign Office expert, which the Prime Minister will have who accompanied him on his pre- with his colleagues before proceed- vious visit, Mr. Chamberlain will have the assistance of Mr. William ing to his second meeting with Herr

Hitler have been going on. Malkin, legal adviser to the Foreign There was a two-hour meeting Office, and Mr. Humphrey Davis, his private secretary,

It is now understood that the Prime Minister is expected to be away for two or three days, and is likely to broadcast to the nation after his return. Meanwhile, Herr Hitler left for

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COLOGNE PREPARATIONS

Cologne, To-day.

guese and French Ambassadors. British Wireless.

BY AIR LINER

London, To-day. According to present arrange- ments, the Prime Minister will leave Heston airport at about ten o'clock this morning by British Airways liner for Cologne, whence he will travel to Godesberg for his

meeting with Herr Hitler.

He will be accompanied by Sir Horace Wilson, Mr. William Strang, Sir William Malkin, legal adviser to the Foreign Office, and

one of his private secretaries Mr. G. P. Humphreys-Davies.

The air liner in which the Premier's party will travel estab-

lished a record on Sunday by fly- ing from London to Stockholm in 41⁄2 hours. It will be piloted by Commanders D. G. L. Robinson and D. S. King. British Wireless.

of the Cabinet yesterday after- noon, which was attended by all members except Lord Stanley, who is on his way home from Canada. Later Mr. Chamberlain visited

Sir Buckingham Palace and was re- ceived by the King.

MANY CALLERS

Sir

MUSSOLINI TRIBUTE TO CHAMBERLAIN

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Rome, To-day. Signor Mussolini, in a speech at Treviso yesterday, said that the present position of Czecho-Slova- kia was due to the fact that it was not only a Czech state but also a Czech, German, Polish, Hungar- ian, Ruthenian, Rumanian and Slovak state.

́ ́ Il Duce_paid a tribute to Mr. Chamberlain for taking the poli tical initiative and leading the ship into the harbour of peace.

He declared that now the Czech problem was being faced, it must be settled in an integral manner. -Reuter

FIRM LEAD COULD HAVE PRESERVED PEACE WITH HONOUR

London, To-day. Archibald Sinclair, leader of the Parliamentary Liberals, speaking at a meeting of the Liberal Council last night, urged that the Anglo-French proposals should be published. N Archibald added that it was high time the Bri- tish people knew exactly what was going on and what was being done in their name.

Before seeing the King, the Pre- Godesberg, where the two states-mier requested Mr. C. R. Attlee and men will meet, at 10.54 yesterday.-

|Mr. Arthur Greenwood to come to Reuter.

see him at Downing Street, Simul- tanously, the High Commissioners for the Dominions were informed at Elaborate preparations are pro-the Dominions Office of the course gressing to make Mr. Chamber- of events. lain's drive from Cologne to Godes-

He urged that Parliament be yet another surrender to force 'berg a triumphal journey.

The Foreign Secretary called at summoned and consulted imme-reversing the policy announced by Storm Troopers are decorating Number 10 while the opposition diately.

the Government a fortnight ago, the whole route with swastika flags, leaders were with Mr. Chamber- The Liberal Council meeting when a firm lead could have pre- Union Jacks and wreaths of ever-lain.

passed a resolution condemning served peace with honour. When the Premier, left for the the Government for initiating Reuter. greens.

Employees of factories and offices Palace, he returned to the Foreign the Anglo-French proposals with- in Cologne have been given a day's Office, where callers last evening out consulting Parliament, and holiday, and have been "instructed" included the Italian, Polish, Portu-for

COUNCIL MEETING

London, To-day. At a meeting of the Council of the Liberal Party in London yester- day afternoon, attended by delegates from all parts of the country, the Parliamentary Liberal leader, Sir Archibald Sinclair, urged immediate publication of the proposals for peaceful settlement of the Sudeten- German problem which the British and French Governments were alleged to be urging on the Czecho- Slovak government, and criticised the versions of these proposals ap- pearing in the press. He demanded the immediate reassembly liament.

Churchill,

MARTIAL LAW FOR CZECH AREAS?

Prague, To-day."

The Prague Governments intends to extend the martial law to the Czech districts, should disorders break out as result of the Govern- ment's action in accepting the Anglo-French proposals, it is stat- ed here in authoritative quarters yesterday evenin