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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 22, 1989

Preparing Ground For Anglo-German Trade Talks

JEWISH OFFER TO NEGOTIATE DIRECTLY

London, To-day.

BRITISH OFFICIAL CHINA PEOPLE'S

SEES HERR VON COUNCIL ENDS

RIBBENTROP

Berlin, To-day.

SITTINGS

Chungking, To-day. The 3rd plenary session of the

A declaration on the present The Commercial Counsellor in the British Foreign People's Political Council was ad-

state of the Palestine negotiations was published by the Jewish agency last night, confirming the. assertion that the Jewish delega tion had intimated its readiness to negotiates either direct with the

Arab representatives or with the British Government about the question of a mutually approved agreement in a spirit of give and take in Palestine.

It is emphasised that the Jews would not relinquish their rights granted them under the Mandate statute and would not accept a minority status in Palestine.

Office, Mr. G. Ashton-Gwatkin who arrived journed yesterday morning after a here on Monday from London on an informa-ten-day session. tory visit in connection with the forthcoming Speaking at the closing ceremony, Anglo-German economic negotiations, was re- Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek ex- pressed gratification with the af- ceived shortly after his arrival by the Foreign fairs of the state and the practic Minister, von Ribbentrop. Yesterday morning, Mr. Ashton-Gwatkin, had a adopted for prosecuting the second long conversation with Dr. Wiehl, of the Eco-Chiang was confident that with nomic Department of the German Foreign the co-operation of the Council, Office.

Both talks, it is stated, pursued the aim of preparing the ground for discussions between German in- dustrialists and representatives of the Federation of British Indus- tries which will be opened

on

Jewish quarters have brought pressure to bear on the British March 15. Government to adopt a "policy of constructive development." Such a Germany will be represented at policy would raise the standard of the discussions by four leading the entire population of Palestine industrialists headed by the man- and make Jewish settlement feasi-aging director of the United Steel

ble, de

As for Jewish immigration, the demands made by the Jewish dele- gation to the Palestine, conference amount to nothing else than an admission to the country of a limited number of persons for whom new possibilities of exist dence can be created without de priving any other part of the population of Palestine of its livelihood.

This policy" states the declara- tion is the safest guarantee against all fears that the Arabs could be squeezed out by the influx of Jewish immigrants:".

FRENCH OPEN RAILWAY TO FRANCO SPAIN

Hendaye, To-day.

Works, Dr. Ernst Poensgen. It is not yet known whether negotiations will simultaneously take place be- tween the various individual groups of the industries of the two coun- tries and an exchange of views on the subject is now going on be- tween the interested parties.

OFFICIAL RETICENCE

Information concerning

the

forthcoming negotiations is exceed ingly difficult to obtain since the Reich industrial group and the Fe- deration of British Industries have both decided to make no communi- cations to the press beyond the qc-

LORD SWINTON

DECLINES POST

OF AMBASSADOR

London, To-day. The former Air Minister, Lord Swinton, has declined Lord Hali- fax's offer to go to Burgos as Britain's first Ambassador to Na- tionalist Spain, the "Daily Ex- press" asserts.

W.

able nature of the resolutions

stage of China's war of resistance.

the National Government would be able to bring the important task of armed resistance and national re- construction to a successful' con- clusion in due time.

The Generalissimo reminded members of the Council of their heavy responsibility of building the foundation of true democracy for China. He declared that a strong and stable government must be founded upon the will and inter- ests of the governed.

For the completion of China's armed resistance programme of and national reconstruction mere military force, was not enough, bút a general spiritual and material mobilisation of the nation must be carried out.

He regretted that China's pro-

The paper adds that the rea- sons which prompted Lord Swin-gress on the road of democracy had ton to reject the offer are not been retarded by Japanese invasion as, after having entered the period known.

of political tutelage, she was now" According to the "Daily Ex-compelled to revert to military press," another well-known per-force to drive away the invaders sonage, who is not a member of and eliminate the traitors and the Diplomatic Service, is now other reactionary elements. slated for the post. Ocean.

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However, since China's national policy in this emergency, was one of armed resistance and national

casional identical communiques. GERMAN FOREIGN reconstruction, political tutelage

Hence all that is known for certain is that questions relating to delim- itation of markets and elimination of undercutting will be discussed.

LEGION BAN

Berlin, To-day.

All German citizens who, in future, volunteer for service in the French Foreign Legion will, it is reliably stated, be deprived of their status as German nationals, o Reich Gov- It is believed that the

Whether other problems will eventually be placed on the agenda, especially in connection with the visit to Berlin of the President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Oliver Direct train service over the in- Stanley, and the Secretary for ternational bridge between Hen- Overseas. Trade, Mr. R. S. Hudson, ernment will inform the French daye and Iriin has been resumed. will probably depend on the course

Following short final conversa- which the negotiations take. tions between representatives of the French companies and the

Meanwhile London press reports German Minister for Spanish military and civil author- that the

ities, a Spanish locomotive with Economics, Walther Funk, will

Ambassador of

decision and that the decree will be published -to-day in the official Gazette. Trans-Ocean,

in the opinion of the Generalissimo should be continued even while mi- - | litary operations were in progress, though the latter might assume greater significance by comparison.

-Central News.

ANGLO-SOVIET RELATIONS

London, To-day.

The Foreign Secretary, Lord

two goods vans, which had been in travel to England in the Spring, CROWN PRINCESS Halifax, was the guest of honour

Hendaye since 1936 passed over are authoritatively denied.-Trans-

the bridge to Spain, while a goods- Ocean.

train of eleven vans left Irun in the opposite direction for Hen- daye.

STAYING UNTIL FRIDAY

The first passenger train drawn

Berlin, To-day. by n French engine reached Irun Mr. Ashton-Gwatkin will, it is direct yesterday while cars of the stated, remain in Berlin till Fri- South Express were taken by a day or Saturday. He will see Dr. French engine to the middle Funk, and probably also Field of the International Bridge Marshal Gooring, He will have con where they were taken over by a voraations with a number of lead- Spanish engine. ⠀⠀

ing Industrialists as well as with Twelve Englishmen who arrived representatives of the Reichsbank In Irun by the first train were and private banks. The Rolchabank sent back to French Territory for will entertain him at a luncheon.- unspecified reasons.—Trans-Ocean. Trans-Ocean.

JULIANA

Grindelwald,

at a banquet given by the Russian Ambassador, M. Maisky at the So- viet Embassy.

Crown Princess Julianay Those present included Mr. Win-

of the ston Churchill.

Netherlands with her daughter Considerable importance is at- Beatrice and consort Prince Bern-tached by British political and in- hard arrived here yesterday on aancial circles to the event, in view of fact that Mr. Chamberlain, had visit of three weeks.

Crown Princess is ac announced in the House of Com- The companied by a large retinue, and mona that Mr. R. S. Hudson will Queen Wilhelmina of the Nether- follow up his tour of Enstorn lands is to join her daughter in Europe by a visit to Moscow. Grindelwald. The Crown Princess It is also regarded as pointing to arrived with the Cologne-Karlsruhe a desire for closer relations br- express to which her parlour cur tween Britain and the Soviet Un- was attached Trans-Ocean.

lon.—Trans-Ocean.