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ULTIMATUM Story Behind LITHUANIAN Joint Landing At AGREEMENT

Kulangsu

SOVIET ATTITUDE ON PEACE FRONT

New York, To-day.

The Soviet "is prepared to co-operate on the basis of complete reciprocity and equal obligations with Powers inter- ested in the maintenance of peace," declared the Russian Ambassador, M. Cumansky, dedicating the Soviet Pavilion at the World's Fair.

However, he added, "the Soviet people are not impress- ed by threats, neither do they beg for alliances."-Reuter.

BRITISH REPLY NOT YET SENT TO MOSCOW

Paris, To-day. Trans-Ocean's Paris representa- tive has received a highly illuminat- ing piece of information from

WITH GERMANY

Kovno, To-day.

M. Urbays, the Lithuanian For- eign Minister, is expected to pay a

of the next few days.

The landing of British, American and French mar-visit to Berlin during the course

ines at Kulangsu, which was carried out at 6 o'clock in the evening, followed what was a virtual British ultimatum to the Japanese.

The purpose of the visit is said to be the signing of the agreement

concluded between Lithuania.

Germany and

virtue of this agreement,

This is revealed in a Reuter despatch from Kulang-which already exists in outline, .su, which says that about 150 men took part in both countries pledge themselves the landing.

to refrain from recourse to force in the settlement of their differen- ces and from being a party to an

Previous to this action, a "virtual ultimatum" was act of aggression committed against

handed to the Japanese by the British Com-either of them by a third power. mander-in-Chief, Admiral Sir Percy Noble.

The conclusion of this German- fore- Lithuanian agreement was shadowed in the treaty concluded

The "ultimatum" threatened not in accordance with the Land between the two countries on-March 22 on the occasion of the reincor- a landing untess all Japanese Regulations. bluejackets landed on the island

Reuter describes the concen-poration of Memelland into the

Reich. were withdrawn.

tration of warships at Amoy as

Von Ribbentrop is expected to international. It includes H.M.S. Birmingham, H.M.S. Duncan and append Germany's signature to the H.M.S. Defender, the American new agreement.-Trans-Ocean. cruiser Marblehead and the des- only 42 Japanese sailors remain troyer Bulmer, and the Frenching on Kulangsu out of the force cruiser Emile Bertin.

of 200 landed last week. (See Page Eleven).

Admiral Noble also informed the Japanese that there could be no question of modification of the Kulangsu Municipal Council

CIANO'S STATE VISIT TO

reliable French diplomatic circles. BERLIN

to the effect that the British reply to the Moscow proposals has not the yet been .communicated to Soviet Government in spite of the fact that the alleged contents of the British note are published in all French papers.

BERLIN, TO-DAY. THE ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, COUNT CIANO, IS ABOUT TO VISIT BERLIN, ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL MA DE ANNOUNCEMENT LAST NIGHT.

Ciano will arrive in Berlin on Sunday morning.

The German-Italian military The same circles state that the pact will be signed by von Rib-

sent cer-

French Government has tain suggestions to London which for the might be used as basis British reply and these are now being studied at Whitehall.

The premature publication of the alleged Note is due, it is stated to the sensation seeking elements who are pressing for an early deci- sion in the Anglo-Soviet talks, in view of the British commitments with respect

to Rumania, Turkey and Poland, and the effect of these on the general European trend. —

(Ocean.

bentrop and Ciano at the Reich Chancellor's Palace on Monday morning in the presence of the German Ambassador in Rome,ˆ von Mackenson, and the Italian Ambassador in Berlin, M. Attoli-

co.

On Sunday, Clano will lay, «a; wreath on the German war mem- orial and attend a reception given by von Ribbentrop who will give a lunch in honour of Ciano at the Hotel Kaiserhof on Sun- day. Pam.

Count Ciano will be received twice by the Fuehrer and return to Rome on Tuesday morning. Trans-Ocean.

Reuter adds that there are now

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