Evening star., 1939-04-24
Britain Denies
Significance in
Envoy's Return
Territory Changes
Are Not Recognized,
Saws Chamberlain
BACKGROUND

Says Chamberlain
BACKGROUND
Britain and France recalled
their ambassadors home from
Berlin last month, after Ger
n1any's absorption OF Bohemia
and Morapia, and Germany fol-
lowed suit. United States Am
bdssador Hugh R. Wilson Was
summoned home last November
after program against Je,Os. and
no indication has ben giDen of
how soon he pould return to
Berlin. German Ambassador
here. Dr.. Hans Dieckhof, also
1Dds called to Berlin.
~ the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 24-Prime Min
lister Chamberlain told the House
of Commons today that there was
mo special significance in the re-
turn of British Ambassador Sir
Neville Henderson to Berlin.
Mr.. Chamberlain explained Sir
Neville had been called home from
Berlin originally to report on Ger
man annexation Of Bohemia and
Moravia and that after he had
short period of leave he had been
instructed 10 return.
The Prime Minister added that
this action did not mean that
Britain was recognizing the Nazi
annexation of Czecho-Slovak terri
tory or Italy's conquest Of Albania.
Silent on Russian Negotiations.
The Prime Minister refused to
discuss Anglo-Russian negotiations
in Moscow despite persistent labor
appeals for a statement lin order
to influence Hitler's Friday speech"
A foreign Office spokesman earlier
had said the sudden return OF Sir
Neville to Berlin definitely does not
indicate any change in Britains
new Arm stand against aggression
He had acknowledged, however,
that II Mr.. Chamberlain had any
message for Hitler before the
Fuehrer's speech Friday to the
Reichstag in answer to President
Roosevelt's non-aggression appeal,
the Ambassador would be the nat
ural person to convey 1t.
(Sir Neville Henderson carried
to Chancellor Hitler an invitation
to be reasonable" in his reply
to President Roosevelt before the
Reichstag Friday, the Chicago
Daily News reported from Lon
dom
Rumanian Talks Begun.
The question Of Sir Nevile's return
TO Berlin sooner than had been an
ticipated came amid the launching
Of Anglo o-Rumanian talks to cement
the close relationship between Lon
don and Bucharest and consideration
Of what probably will be Britain's
largest peacetime budget.
Negotiations with Rumania began
both here, where Rumanian Foreign
Minister Grigore Gafencu talked
to Mr.. Chamberlain and British
Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax,
and in Bucharest, where British
financial and industrial experts ar
rived to map out program for ex-
panded British -Rumanian trade.
Gafencu was expected to tell Brit
ish leaders just what Chancellor
Hitler and Foreign Minister Joachim
Won Ribbentrop of Germany said
when he met them recently in
Berlin, and to discuss British finan-
cial aid to speed Rumanian, rearma-
ment.
Gafencu. who arrived yesterday,
also met Oliver Stanley, president
Of the Board of Trade, to talk over
British -Rumanian plans and an ex-
pected British loan to Bucharest,
in which probably 100000 or g.
100000 (about $10,00O,00O or $l5,-
000. .000 would be granted for re-
armament
When Gafencu arrived he was
met by the Polish. Turkish. Greek
and Yugoslav Ministers, a courtesy
that was interpreted as a good
omen for Balkan solidarity.
Budget Unprecedented.
Sir John Simon, chancellor of the
Exchequer. was expected to intro
duce in the House of Commons to-
morrow budget estimates of about
fl,27S .000, 900 Approximately IS $780,
0,000), swelled to unprecedented
peacetime size by Britain's vast
rearmament program.
The British cabine, earlier put the
touches on its budget.
The greatly increased cost of the
territorial army and other financial
needs swells the budget to the
biggest yet. Increases in direct taxes
have been predicted, but informed
sources believed unlikely another
rise in the already steep income tax.
The cabinet also was expected to
discuss conscription, growing ques-
ton mark in British politics. A
number OF members of Parliament
as well as the French government
were reported to have urged the
government within the last few days
to introduce compulsory training.
Mr.. Chamberlain said Sir Neville