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RELIEF AND RENEWED HOPE World Reaction To U.S.-Soviet Talks

Cautious Réserve In London

London, May 11,

The Foreign Socrotary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, today ros coived the American and Franch Ambassadors in London, Mr. Lewis H. Douglas, and M. Rono Mossigli, for urgent discussion of M. Malotov, the Soviet, Foreign Minister's "Yes" to Saviot- United States negotiations for a settlement of differences.

to

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Some

feared quarters talks might mean a diminished American Interest in European recovery.

World relief and renewed hope contrasted with of ficial caution and reserve in London and Wash- ington, Reuter despatches disclosed. General Walter Bedell Smith, f. the American Ambassador

the Moscow, who made

ap- proached to the Kremlin, said in Berlin that the Russians had Vintated confidence by releasing the story. He had left Moscow this morning on “u fishing holi- day."

Stockholm: The Swedish press today welcomed Russia's accept- ance of the American proposals | but was sceptical of the outcome, Paris: The Independent right the wing France Soir, described

A Foreign Office oflelal made it clear that Britain was not in-news as "the must sensational formed of the American move event since the end of the war,“ and had not expected it.

and said nobody would greet it general with more profound joy than Swiss Ridlo, typical world opinion, called the Mosrow the French. disclosure "krent news."

Repercussions from various entres included;

London: While high-level dis- cursions went on, the Foreign Omer declined to comment be- fore seeing the fult text of the Averlene note to Russia.

Diplomatic quarters saw two reasons for the official reserve:

Cautious Optimism

Anxiety lest the Soviet-

Talks On The Honduras

Sudan

Cairo, May 11. New Anglo-Egyptian talke on the constitutional future of the Sudan began here.today when the British Ambassador, Bir Ronald Campbell, called on the Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmed Khashaba Pasha.

The talks will week agraed amandments to the draft con- stitution drawn up 'in the Guden laat July and submitted to Britain and. Egypt by the Governor-General, Sir Robert. Howe, early this year.

Every effort is being made to hasten the discussions. To this and, two Sudan Govern- ment experts, Mr. K. D. D. Henderson, Acalafant Civil Becretary, and Mr. J. G. Mav regordato, are here for con- sultation If needed, although, they were not taking part in the talks. Reuter.

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of the situation-that, in itself, is enough for the world."

There was a sharp drop in gold prices on the French Stock Ex- change and the black market rate or the dollar as a result of the

The Independent L'Intransigeant said: "Let us not ask too much. Let us be content with an easingnews.-Reuter.

American talks should delay:

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many, and lest America might he Ent a tretical disadvantage in the discussions with Russla because "ofTMUnited States' - European com~!

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2. The projected talks would

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meeting of world Importance without Britain.

Washington: Diplomatie cir-

tinent are believed to have been gathered from the observation of the solar eclipse from various -stations in the Far East by expeditions of tho United States National Geographic Society this wook-end.

which would make possible a re-

Weather blotted out observa-t The main objective of the ob-

gain dato eles, cautiously optimistic, gave tion at five of the seven obser-servations as to no hint when or where a meet-vation sites strung along ing might take place. It was as-15,300-mile arc, from Burma to- sumed the action of the Moscow the Aleutians. Ambassador was ordered by Mr.

However,

Dispute

For Hague

London, May 11.

The British and Guatemalan Governments have agreed to submit their dispute over the sovereignty of British Hon- dures to the International Court of Justice at The Hague, the Foreign Office disclosed tonight.

But Britain is unwilling agree to Guatemalan conditions

that. Britain, sbali, end, Carmel provocation" by withdrawing warships and armed forces from British Honduras.

to

A uote from the Guatemalan Foreign Minister to the British Minister in Guatemala City on March 24 suggested that Britain had acted hastily "on-the-pre- text of rumours" in sensing two cruisers to the region.

Gautemale considered. It

nct which deeply undesired offends Guatemalan sovereignty.

The British Minister replied to Guatemala the same day that the British warships had already heen withdrawn, but nddeel:

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"I am to emphasise that is Majesty's Government maintai their view that the, waters and territory in question must be re- garded as fndisputably British unless and until It has been otherwise decided in accordance with accepted principles of inter- notional law."-Reuter.

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