BELGIAN PEACE APPEAL
PLANS FOR CONFERENCE ACTION IN EMERGENCY (Reed. Aug. 22, 3 p.m.) LONDON, Aug. 21. It is stated in Brussels that the Belgian Foreign Minister, M. Pie,riot, would preside at the suggested conference of the Oslo Convention Powers, the aim of which would be the co-ordination of the attitude of neutrals towards problems, in the event of war, for instance the transportation of food supplies, the care of wounded and: the sheltering of refugees.
A peace appeal is being drafted. King Leopold would not mediate. He is a supporter, not the inspirer of the conference.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20023, 23 August 1939, Page 7
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97BELGIAN PEACE APPEAL Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20023, 23 August 1939, Page 7
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