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"THE MYTH OF ENCIRCLEMENT"

Clear Conscience Of Peace Front Powers

IT'S ONLY THE IRISH AGAIN

LONDON, TO-DAY. FOUR MINOR BOMB EXPLO- SIONS OCCURRED IN WOLVERHAMPTON CINEMA LAST EVENING, AND ARE BE-

London, To-day.

the morning The "Daily Telegraph” is alone among

newspapers in devoting its leading article to foreign politics. The press generally is in holi-I.R.A. AGITATORS. day mood.

The "Daily Telegraph" starts from the hope that what it considers the protracted negotiations with Russia are now entering upon the final stage.

It says that although the exact nature of the pro- posals has not been disclosed, there seems to reason to doubt that they go very far towards bridging the gap between the British and Rus- sian standpoints and that they accept the prin- ciple of a tri-partite guarantee pact between Russia and the two Western Democracies.

London Confident Of Success

From this the newspaper turns to its main subject, which is "The encirclement. myth" the title of

the leader itself.

The newspaper says: "It cannot be too often reiterated that the peace front is being built up with the sole and exclusive object of putting an end to the methods of aggression which culminated in the annexation of Bohemia, Moravia

London, To-day. LONDON is still con- and Albania.

fident that in a few days Russian agree- ment to the latest British proposals for a triple al- liance with France will be obtained.

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CLEAR CONSCIENCE "All its members have a pletely clear conscience as to the

defensive character of their inten- tions.

"They are resolved to unite be- cause they know from experience that disunion exposes them to the Official quarters deny the re-imminent risk of piecemeal attack port: (emanating from an Italian and dismemberment, and because source) that Britain is to call a continuance of the recent series of four-power peace conference be-aggressions must inevitably end in tween Britain, France, Germany a war in which the aggressors will have seized all the vantage points and Italy.

beforehand.

The report is regarded here as another attempt to prevent the Anglo-Soviet negotiations from going through and to Implant suspicion in Moscow's mind.

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matic operation of guarantees.

JAPAN CLAIM RIDICULED Meanwhile, the report that 49 It is emphasised in London Russian planes had been shot that. It is imperative to reach an down by the Japanese is ridicul- early settlement with Russia. ed here, where it is regarded as However, the possibility is con- a Japanese attempt to persuade templated that the Soviet may Britain that Soviet military aid yet demand a more precise auto-is valueless.“

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LIEVED TO BE THE WORK OF

ANXIETY OVER FATE OF YOUNG AIRMAN

LONDON, TO-DAY. CONSIDERABLE ANXIETY IS FELT FOR THOMAS SMITH, THE YOUTHFUL AMERICAN A panic was quickly averted by AVIATOR WHO HOPPED OFF one of the audience who stood on FROM MAINE IN A SMALL his seat and shouted: "Keep calm. It's only the Irish again." PLANE TO FLY THE ATLAN-

The bomba, which were small, TIC. home-made affairs, had been

Smith's petrol supplies should

concealed under seats in the audi- have been exhausted at 3 a.m. to-

torium.

SERIOUS QUAKE IN PACIFIC

ex-

Shanghai, To-day. A serious earthquake, followed by a volcanic eruption, was perienced in the Aleutian Islands, in the Pacific, yesterday, according to messages from Japan.

day (British Standard Time). and it seems that either he has landed in Ireland or in Britain or that he has descended on the sea.

There have been reports, for which there is no confirmation, that Smith's plane had been sighted over Londonderry (Ire- land), Renfrew (Scotland) and; Liverpool.

All attempts to check up on “ these reports have failed.

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