Frank Discussion at Berlin

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 50, 22 November 1937, Page 7

Frank Discussion at Berlin

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GOLONIES CLAIMS Will Germany Take Her Case to the League? — ■ » LORD HALIFAX'S V1S1T

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(Received 22 11.30 a.m.) BERLIN, Nov. 21. Viscount Halifax received the British Press at the British Embassy.. He said that his talks with Herr Hitler, General Goering and Baron von Neurath had been very frank and very open in cliaracter but absolutely informal and confldential. Nothing could be said about them. He hoped the door had been opened a little wider to better understanding and relations between the two countries. He had been able to inform himself of the German viewpoint. No arrangements had been made for the continuation of the conversa* tions. That did not rest with him. Asked to confirm the report that Baron von Neurath would be goiyg to London, Lord Halifax said that what would happen would depend on further consultations between Berlin and London. Lord Halifax plans to leave Berlin to-night. Yesterday he attended a Juneheon party given by General goering" at liis Jbeautiful hunting lodge 25 miles "from Berlin, at which the British Ambassador was also among those invited. Last night Lord' Halifax attended dinner at the British Embassy, when ho xnet General von Blomberg, Dr. Schacht, Dr. Fri,ck and Dr. Franck. The B'eobachter describes English and French reports that Baron von Neurath, German Foreign Minister, will visit London as pure speculation. It isays: "There is no pressing necessity for such, a journey, which, we have reason to believe, is not contemplated. " The London Observpr's Berlin correspondent says: "As far as can be aseeftained here, Lord Halifax was abie iu his pTeliminary talks with Baron von Neuratli to put the British Cabinet ptandpoint as follows: Germany should refrain from putting her colonial claims direct to England and, instead place them before the League of Nations. Th'e question would then he brought up for discussion by the mandato.ry ' Powers." According to an earlier message, Lord Halifax invited Baron von Neurath to London. ' No date was fixed. It was understood that informal conversations had reached a point from which they would be carried. on through official channels. Speaking at a meeting, Major von Weisse, Berlin district leader of the Reich Colonial Association, said: "Herr Hitler will jiot wage war for colonies b'ecause he is convinced of Germany 's right to them. The moment he is sure of not receiving a rebuff he. will announce Germany 's colonial claims."