IN EVENT OF WAR
SOUTH AFRICA TO REMAIN NEUTRAL ACCORDING TO LONDON NEWSPAPER. REPORTED INTIMATION TO MR MACDONALD. (Independent Cable Service.) LONDON, November 4. The “Daily Mail” states on high authority that South Africa informed Britain during the crisis of her intention to remain neutral as long as possible in the event of a European war. The decision was conveyed to Mr MacDonald, Dominions Secretary, by Mr te Water, South African High Commissioner in London, on September 27, Mr te Water declaring that, in view of South Africa’s neutrality, asylum would be given to ships of all Powers, even if they were enemies of Britain, at all South African ports except Simonstown, which is a British naval base. DEFENCE PROGRAMME. UNION MINISTER’S VISIT TO BRITAIN. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, November 3. Mr Malcolm MacDonald, Dominions Secretary, stated in the House of Commons that the object of the visit of Mr O. Pirow, South African Defence Minister, was to discuss certain technical aspects of the defence programme of the Union.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 November 1938, Page 5
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