Evening star., 1939-07-06

Great Britain has concluded
mutual assistance agreement NTH
Poland and has declared that she
felt obligated to defend Poland
in event of q "cledr threat" to
Poland'S independence. British
statesmen hare been eDdStUe on
Dhether German coup to re-
coper Dansig Uould call the pact
into force.
BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 6-The govern
ment introduced a bill in Parliament
today to provide a huge fund, prob
ably s1OO,OOO,oo (s46S, ,OOO OOO), to
provide credit for Britains allies for
arms.
The text of the measure was not
published Immediately. but informed
quarters mentioned f100000,000 as
the amount to be provided.
The government move was ap-
proved at last nights cabinet meet
ing and was said to be intended pri-
marily to permit Poland, Rumania,
Greece and Turkey to place large
orders with British merchants and
industrialists.
Planes to Go to France.
The air ministry announced later
that five squadrons of British planes
would be sent to France to take part
In Bastille Day exercises July IA.
The ministry did not Connecu tie
announcement with the European
situation, but several quarters had
been urging the government during
the past week to send air forces &c
the continent as a warning to GEL
many
There also have been suggestions
in the House of Commons that Rri-
tain send part of her navy to lilt
Baltic as a demonstration of her &C.
termination to prevent changes ia
the status of that region, but so far
the government has announced no
decision on this point.
Extension of Spring Measure.
The bill for arms credits is an eX-
tension of a measure adopted last
spring providing a s10000,000 tSA6,-
800,000) export credit for political
rather than purely commercial pur-
poses. This was in addition to
f75000,000 1881 000,000) already
voted for regular export credits.
1t was understood representatives
of countries holding British guaran-
tees had urged British grants to aid
them in arming.
Other moves reported in some
quarters to be under consideration
by the government were an explicit
statement by Prime Minister Cham
berlain, perhaps tomorrow in the
House of Commons, on Britain's po-
sition toward Danzig and the dis
patch of Royal Air Force planes to
other countries beside France as a
show of Britain's new air power.
The government was consulting
both Poland and France on the
phraseology of the declaration, but
it was expected to be unilateral
rather than a three-power state
ment.
Times Advocates Flights.
AS an indication that air force
demonstrations were in the forefront
Of cabinet consideration, the influ-
ential Times, which frequently paves
the way for government action,
strongly advocated it editorially
today, saving:
There is no reason why the sight
OF the R. A. F. should be confined to
this country.
The dispatch, for instance, of a
numerous and representative Brit
ish Air Force to France in the i'm
mediate future, either for a courtesy
visit or for actual participation in
any displays or maneuverS which
French authorities may be organ
izing, would not be s;iperfuous even
from technical point of view; nor
would it lessen even temporarily the
readiness of our home defenses to
meet any sudden emergency"
Strategic Value in Flights.
Demonstrations by souadrons of
British planes in Poland, Rumania,
Greece and TURKEY, who have re-
ceived British guarantees of aid
against attack, also would be feas-
ible, the Times said.
The use of France as an operating
base for a large section O. the Brit
ish Air Force in wartime was be-
lieved by foreign military experts to
be planned by the general staff.
Such flights as the Times advo-
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