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THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 14, 1988.

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WAR THREAT IN EUROPE Czech And Hungarian Military Measures

BREAKDOWN OF MINORITY TALKS

Budapest, To-day.

The minority negotiations between Hungary and Czecho-Slovakia, which have been steering a stormy course, were broken off at 7.12 last evening.

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FRENCH AMBASSADOR FOR ROME

Paris, To-day.

France has asked Italy to ac cept the appointment of the pre- sent French Ambassadors in Ber- lin, M. Francois Poncet, as Am- bassador in Rome.

If the appointment is accepted, the French Ambassador in Mos- cow will be transferred to Berlin. -Reuter.

Yesterday's meeting between the delegates of the two countries lasted precisely five minutes, after which the Hungarian delegation return- ed to the Hungarian side of the town of Ko-that it would prove possible within marom and boarded the steamer in which they a short time to reach an agree are staying.

That there was a wide gulf between the two stand-

ment putting the relations between our two countries on a secure basis. Unfortunately this hope has

points was revealed by the Hungarian Foreign been realised. Minister, Dr. de Kanya.

an but jail,

He added that Hungary will re-

are

not

to

- I don't want to refer again. certain unfavourable aspects of the situation since we have done this of the

negotiations. home

of

GREAT GAP

exists

our

BLACK ARROWS BEGIN TO LEAVE SPAIN

Gibraltar, To-day.

Several hundred Italian Legion-

aries of the Black Arrow Division, including officers, have arrived at Cadiz from various Spanish eastern fronts, chiefly from the Ebro and Salamanca sectors, according to reports from Cadiz.

..On the way to the coast the troops stopped at Seville, where they were greeted enthusiastically by thousands of people.

The troops embarked at Cadiz in four Italian steamers, while thou- sands of people, including the heads of representative bodies of Nationalist Spain, assembled at the quayside to, bid the "volun-

MR. PIROW ON COLONIES

Dr. de Kanya, in an official state-to guarantee frontiers which ment, emphasised that the Czech not built up on the will of the peo-repeatedly in the course counter-proposals referring to the ples and which surround no new frontiers differed to such extent from the Hungarian view- (4). A decision must be reached

"I must emphasise, however, that teers" farewell. Reuter. point and there was such a wide immediately regardless of the three

the counter-proposals regarding the gulf between the standpoints of months term not only in

new frontier submitted to us this the in- the two delegations concerning the terest of Hungary and from

morning deviate considerably from the fundamental principles of the new point of view of the Nationalities our views and that there

such settlement, that he could not hope concerned but in the interest

a great gap between the views. would be bridged through the European peace.--Trans-Ocean,

held by the two delegations that a present negotiations.

MILITARY MOVES

bridging of this gap can 'in view not be expected from these Warsaw, To-day.

PRETORIA, TO-DAY. quest as speedy, as possible a settle- The obstinacy of the Prague

negotiations.

THAT RETURN OF THE GER- "For this reason the Royal Hun- MAN COLONIES IN AFRICA IS ment of its territorial claims against delegation was strengthened, says,

re- NOT A FEASIBLE PROPOSI- Czecho-Slovakia by the four powers a local newspaper, by the arrival garian Government decided to who are signatories to the Munich of two

gard the negotiations as closed and TION, WAS REITERATED YES- Carpatho-Ukrainian Government. to demand that Hungary's Protocol.-Reuter.

terri-'TERDAY BY THE UNION DE- The special correspondent to 'orial demands against Czecho- | FENCE MINISTER, MR. the "Gazeta Polska" states that slovakia are settled by the four PIROW. according to his information the signators of the Munich agreement." Czech General Staff has already-Trans-Ocean. sent its most reliable divisions into Slovakia, having withdrawn them from the Sudeten area -while the military headquarters in Budapest also drew up a plan for military operations during the meeting yesterday night.

HUNGARY'S DEMANDS

Budapest, To-day.

An official source states that Hungary expects the four Munich Powers to act quickly, otherwise Hungary will have to take steps herself to stop "Czech persecu- tion of the Hungarian minority."

It is added that for the present, Hungary will delay full mobilisa-] tion of her forces.

members

of the

new

COTTON MISSION

London, To-day.

Mr. Pirow, in a speech on Ger- many's colonial claims, said he had nothing to add to or subtract from his statement made in 1986, in which he had declared that return to Germany of either South-West Africa or Tanganyika was not a feasible proposition.--

Nevertheless there.

was a good

A crowd of thousands last night shouted: "Down with Czecho-

A mission of Lancashire cotton deal of support for his belief that According to the statement of a manufacturers, accompanied by an Germany's co-operation in Africa Slovakia," and a strong police member of the Hungarian delega- official of the Board of Trade, is was vital for the maintenance of guard has been placed over the tion Hungary demanded territory visiting Egypt.—Reuter. Czecho-Slovak Legation. Reu- which allegedly contains 845,000

white civilisation, Reuter..

ter.

CZECHS BLAMED

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Hungarians, 145,000 Slovaks, 30,000 Ukrainians and 57,000 Germans. Budapest, To-day, If this territory would be granted The Czechs are blamed by the the population of Hungary would Hungarian Government

organ be ten million of which 350,000 or "Fueggetlenseg" in an editorial yes- 3.5 per cent. would be Slovaks, terday morning for the breakdown Out of 2.5 million inhabitants in of the Hungarian-Czechoslovak ne Slovakia and Carpatho-Ukrainia, gotiations at Komorn which has 150,000 or 6% would be Hungarian. aroused the greatest indignation in Declaring that pursuing tactics of Hungary.

procrastination, the "Express The paper bitterly criticises the Poranny" points out the serious- alleged Czech bargaining methods ness of the situation by calling and sums up the Hungarian claims attention to the numerous acts of

German Feelers

For

Disarmament Talks

once more in the following four violence and sabotage committed No

points:

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London, To-day.

direct approach has so far been made by Berlin to the British Government on the subject of general disarmament, Reuter learns from an authoritative source.

during the recent days in the (1) Territory with Hun- Carpatho-Ukraine.-Trans-Ocean. garian-speaking majority must be

BROKEN OFF reunited with the Mother country,

Komorn, To-day.. (2) Determining Hungarian- The negotiations between Czecho- spenking territories, changes which slovakia and Hungary were broken have occurred during the past 20 off yesterday since the Hungarians years must be left out of considera- rejected the Czech proposals tion because according to the in- "unacceptable." terpretation sealed by the Munich Hungary now demands that her Four-Power agreement and now territorial claims are to be settled generally adopted, the cession of by the four signators of the Munich Yesterday's German statement is these territories was illegal and agreement, that is Italy, France, regarded here as a feeler by which a mistake, and no rights can be Britain and Germany. The Hun-Initiative for the conference has deduced from injustice and historic garian Foreign Minister, Dr. von been transferred to Britain.

Kanya yesterday evening made the Official reaction to the Berlin stated, in errors, ind Y: INTEREST OF PEACE following statement on behalf of suggestion cannot come until there, “I never.

- (3) ---The solution of the Czecho-the Hungarian Government:

is something definite, and it can should se slovak problem must be final and "As repeatedly stated, we came only be conjectured whether the by disa the new territorial settlement must here with the best and sindere in-time is ripe for disarmament: duce

Renter be, recognised as nobody can wish tentions and with the Arm, hope conference.

Political circles in the German capital had stated yesterday that they were awaiting a response to the suggestion for arms limitation made by Herr Hitler.

It is recalled

dat" referring to armamenta the Prime Minister,

Mr. Neville Cham slain, last week of Commons: tto-surgent that we de for our time

until

disarm

could in-