Evening star., 1939-04-29
London
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completing an official study Of the
long speech of Adolf Hitler.


long speech of Adolf Hitler.
Foreign Minister Viscount Hall
fax summoned the Soviet Ambassa-
dor, Ivan Maisky. just back from
Moscow consultations, to his Office
this morning and was reliably re-
ported to have told him Britain
was eager to conclude the Anglo
Russian talks as soon as possible.
At the same time the foreign Of
flee instructed the British Broad
casting Co. to broadcast in German
that Britain holds pacific intentions
toward Germany and to stress that
her alliance definitely were not an
attempt at ""encirclement" of the
Reich.
1t was reported also that Sir New
lille Henderson, the Ambassador in
Berlin, had been instructed to try
again for an interview with the Ger
man foreign minister-"too busy
before Hitler's speech earlier this
week to receive him-to seek clear
er denition of the Fuehrer's state
ments on Poland, colonies, arma-
ments and the tler-denounced
Anglo-German naval treaty.
AS the discussions with Maisky
were renewed the status of the pro-
posed British Soviet French entente
was as follows:
Russia had offered a complete
military alliance to Britain and
France. containing specific commit
ments to guard against aggression,
not only in Europe, but also in the
Far East. The Russian view was
that the alliance should be the basis
of a widespread new League of
Nations members of which would
be bound to help each other in case
of aggression.
Britain, while accepting this pro-
posal as a basis for discussion, !"
was reported to have pointed out
that such system necessarily
would take long time to form and
presented some almost insurmount-
able obstacles AS an example,
British spokesmen said Poland and
Rumania under the Russian system
would be forced in certain circum-
stances to fight for Russia-obliga-
tions they would not be likely to ac-
cept because of their traditional
policies
Britain, consequently, countered
the Russian proposal with a sug-
gestion that Russia declare herself
willing to help Britain, France and
their allies IF, as and when those
allies requested help"
A foreign Office spokesman reit-
Grated that the British government
had no intention of negotiating a
new naval agreement to take the
place of the 1885 British German
pact which Chancellor Hitler yes
terday "unilaterally and, in the
British view, illegally. repudiated."
No Doors Closed.
I'm general" the spokesman said,
"the situation is left where it was
before. The chancellor (Hitler)
closed no doors but we must now
wait and hope for solution of the
European difficulties.
A formal reply will be sent to the
German communication denouncing
the naval treaty in due course, he
said. The British views on further
negotia ton will be explained, in the
reply, according to the spokesman.
Sir Neville has not been given any
specific instructions to seek a clari-
fication of the Hitler speech in Ber-
lin, but may see the German foreign
minister, Joachim Won Ribbentrop
soon, as natural STEP" the spokes-
man said.
Points to Be Clarified.
The points on which it was report
ed the Ambassador to Berlin would
seek Qualification of Hitler's speech
were:
/. The German intention toward
Poland The Fuehrer's words yester-
day were taken by some observers as
a virtual threat against Germany's S
Eastern neighbor-with whom Brit
ain and France have military as
sistance pledge-and therefore di-
rect menace to the peace of Europe.
2. His reference to return of one
time German colonies. Hitler said
"The only claim I have ever made
and shall continue to make on Eng
land is for return of our colon
les. -"
3. His statement-"No one would
be happier than I at the prospect
of still being able to come to a clear
and straightforward understanding
on the armaments race with Britain
4. His denunciation of the Anglo
German naval treaty of 1885 limiting
the Reich's fleet to IS per cent OF