1939-07-26 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 26, 1989.

BRITAIN TO BEGIN STAFF

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ALLIANCE BELIEVED NEAR

London, Yesterday.

Decision of the British Government to enter into staff talks with the Soviet is generally regard- ed as a prelude to conclusion of a triple alliance.

French and British staff officers will leave for Mos-

cow fairly soon.

The French newspapers seem to think that the situation in the Far East facilitated an agree- ment, and Sir William Seeds, the British Am- bassador, is said to have informed London. that the prospects of success have appeared more favourable in the last 48 hours than at any previous time.

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France

London, To-day. YESTERDAY'S RAF. flight of 240 bomb- ers over France was even more spectacular than its two predecessors.

Paris streets and squares were crowded with sightseers as the Wellington bombers roared along the Champs Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe, and later soared over the towers of Notre Dame.

over

Apart from strong winds and much broken cloud, the weather was excellent, and thunderstorms the Dauphine Alps failed to materialise.

expected over

London, To-day.

The diplomatic correspon- dent of the "Daily Telegraph". says that the British Govern- ment has now agreed to the request from Moscow that Staff talks should be opened between the two countries without waiting for details to be worked out of the project- ed three-Power alliance..

Staff officers representing all three Services will prob- ably be sent to Moscow in the very near future.

on

It had been suggested that General Sir Edmund Ironside, Inspector-General of Britain's Overseas Forces, should head the mission to Moscow, but it is understood that so far no decision has been taken this point. Reuter. Trans-Ocean says that the Gen- eral Staff discussions were the sub- ject of a conversation the Soviet Ambassador, M. Ivan Maisky, had with the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax, yesterday.

ALLIANCE CERTAIN

The "Daily Express" regards the Staff talks as indication that con- clusion of a triple alliance between Britain, France and the Soviet is

Some machines covered 1,600 miles non-stop, and all safely re- turned to their bases in Britain in now a certainty.

the scheduled time:

A statement to this effect, the

The flight leader of one forma-paper declares, will be made in tion, landing after a 1,500-mile Parliament before the end of

the flight to Marseilles and back, de- week. clared they had sufficient petrol the British military mission will The "Daily Express' says that to fly hundreds of miles further leave for Moscow in the course of if desired.

Reuter. SEALED ORDERS Trans-Ocean adds that the planea left their bases with sealed orders, passing over the southern coast of England at 7:30 a.m.

over

Some of the bombers flew Lyons and the southern part of the Bay of Biscay,

the next fortnight, accompanied by a French general.

It will be the mission's duty to conclude a military alliance along- side the political pact, with regard to which Sir William Seeds, Bri- given new instructions last even- tish Ambassador in Moscow, was

ing.

French pursuit planes "attacked" the R.A.F. bombers when they reached the French frontier, and has reported to the police that Mr. J. M. Purves, of the P.W.D., the resulting "battle" has given glass ware, and a mahjong set, to

data.

the two air forces valuable

the value of $65, were stolen from TO LYONS :: The 60 bombers which flew over yesterday.

bathing shed No. 87, Middle Beach. Paris went in the direction of Lyons.They were followed later by. 50 fast R.A.F. pursuit planes fences which overtook the slower bombers warn in the course of the flight and escorted them home.

MIMIO BATTLES

Two hundred

Royal

London, To-day.

and fighter planes were the British