TALKS IN BERMUDA

Chronicle (Levin), 29 June 1946, Page 5

TALKS IN BERMUDA

MR. IIOL Y O AKE'S REPORT Eereived Fridav, 7 p.m. LOXDOX, .1 n no 28. AHliongh the proi'eortiiigs of the .Toint Britisli Kinpirc and Aiiierican Parliamentary Conference hold at Hamilton, Benmidn, were not opou to the Press and he therefore was unable to discuss the agenda, .Mr. K. J. Ilolyoake, wlio ropresentdd Xew Zealand at the eori ference, said wlien he returned to l.ondon bv air todav, that the diseussions had been most useful, frank and i nformat i ve, particularly 011 qnestions of Brit ish-Anicrican relationship and i nt ernal ional securitv. ''When I was in Ameriea I was asked by an American political leader l.o comment npon the possibility of tlie Pnited States ncquiring oxclusive righls to bases in territories in the Soutli Pacilic at present controlled by Xew Z-aland. L replied I thought that Xew Zealand public opinion would be opposed to any sucli concessions on speeial eonditions but I believed the l nited States would 1k* welcome to use any such bases 011 tlie same ternis as any otlier monibers ofA Pnited Xations. J said any such arraiigemeut, in my opinion, 11111st be based 011 mu tuai use on eqtial terms for mutual defence. " .Mr. Ilolyoake travelled to tlie conference as a niember of the British delegation which was led by Mr. 3. C. Wilmot and ilr. Anthony Kden. Both at the conference and in tlie Pnited States and Canada, he niet a number of important political tigures including Senator Green, chairman of the Foreign Relations Pommittee of the American Senute, Senator Harclay, majority leader of tlie Senate, Senator Sol BI00111, chairman of the Foreign Helations Conimittee of the American Ilouse of Ropresentutives, Mr. ti. Isnor, oue of tlie leaders of the Panadian Liberal Party, and -Mr. Heifenbacher, deputy leader of the Panadian Opposition. in Herinnda Mr. Ilolyoake mot RearAdmiral Sir Irvine Glennie who conimandod tlie Xew Zealand Xaval Station in 1936 to 1939 and wlio brought tlie Acliilles to tlie Doniinion, and Sir lirmikp Francis. formerlv Ohief Jnstice

of Fiji. O11 the return jouraey Arr. Fden invited .M r. Holyqake to sliare the platforiu with him at Toronto and speak for 15 minutes 011 foreign afl'airs and ipternational relations but unfortunately Mr. Ilolyoake eould not accept the invitation as he had to leave Panada bv Air to join the Xew Zealand Farmers' Party leaving Britain for the Pontinent on .Tune 26. Tlie Britisli visitors had an interesting experience wli'en they visited the American Senate. The House was in session and Senator Barelav moved that the visitors be brought to the Speaker's table. Tlie Britisli delegates then stood 111 line wliile members of the Senate tiled. past them to be introduced. Mr. Holyoake said tliat although the average American was not well informed about Britain 's fool difficulties, he found a genuine desire on all sides to lielp. Record erops were anticipated in the Pnited States tliis season and it was expocted these would do a great deal to improve the situation. Possibly as the result of tlie war he had niet an ujiusual number of* Amerieans who had visited Xew Zealand and were anxious to reuew aequaintaneeship with it. •