All-time Neutrality
THE POSITION OF HOLLAND AND BELGIUM United Press Association—-By Electric Telegrraph.—Copyright. LONDON, Feb. 3. The Times’ Hague correspondent says the Government has instructed the Dutch Minister in Berlin to inquire the real meaning of the passage in Hitler’s speech declaring Germany’s readiness to guarantee for all time the neutrality of Holland. No such declaration has reached Holland through ordinary diplomatic channels. Hitler’s speech similarly referred to Belgium, but the Morning Post’s Brussels correspondent says no direct proposal has yet reached the Belgian Governmc"‘ In any case Belgium will not consider returning to pre-war neutrality which it is pointed out ceased when Germany violated it in 1914, and it will not bo revived.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 30, 5 February 1937, Page 9
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114All-time Neutrality Manawatu Times, Volume 62, Issue 30, 5 February 1937, Page 9
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