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Chamberlain's

Conditional Optimism

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GREEK READINESS

It is learned that the Greek Minister in London told Lord Halifax that Greece will resist any aggression.

Later, M. Bonnet received Sir Eric Phipps, the British Ambas- sador. Trans-Ocean.

PARTIAL MÒBILISATION

IN MANY COUNTRIES TE That tension prevails, however, Yugo-Slavia has called severals admitted, evidence of this being classes of reservists to the Colours apparent in the partial mobiliza- and strengthened its forces on the tion in different countres. Albanian and Austrian frontiers.

DEFENCE MINISTERS

In view of the general situation, the French Foreign Minister, M. IN CONSULTATION

Bonnot, will not unveil the statue of Trans-Ocean also says that Mr. Queen Victoria in Biarritz to-day, Chamberlain had a long talk with according to "Intransigeant" and it Mr. Hore-Belisha, the Secretary of is unlikely that the British Ambas- State for War, yesterday evening,sador can be absent from Paris for and that in a subsequent mecting this ceremony.

with Lord Halifax, the Foreign While opining that the situation Secretary was accompanied by Sirin the Mediterranean, has become Alexander Cadogan.

calmer, the paper declares that Ger-

The Minister for Coordination of man-Polish differences have become Defence, Lord Chatfield, and the aggravated. Conditions in the Bal- Home Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare, had conversations at the Foreign Office with Sir Robert Vansittart.

kans are viewed with more optimism and it is declared that Turkey is endeavouring to patch up the dif ROOSEVELT WARNING ferences between Sofia and Bucha- President Roosevelt, at a press rest and between Sofia and Athens. conference, is reported to havel-Trans-Ocean. said that the Dictator States must take into consideration that the

moral, if not the physical force, of CAROL TRIP DENIAL

the United States would be used to the full in any war that might be waged against the Democracies:

U.S. KEPT INFORMED

Paris, To-day. The United States Ambassador to Paris, Mr. Bullitt, called on M. Bonnet to be informed of the con- tents of the forthcoming declara- tion of M. Daladier on Albanian events,

Bucharest, To-day.

Rumours to the effect that King Carol will travel to Belgrade to visit the. Yugoslavian Prince Re- gent, are energetically denied in official quarters.

The Yugoslav Legation in Bucha- rest also denies all knowledge of the rumoured visit.—Trans-Ocean.

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