COLONIES POLICY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 November 1938, Page 7

COLONIES POLICY

NO DECISION YET REACHED BY BRITAIN FOREIGN MINISTER’S REPORTED STATEMENT. MR CHAMBERLAIN’S DESIRE FOR CONCESSIONS. 3y Telegraph —Press Association—Copyright LONDON, November 11. The “Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent believes that Lord Halifax told M. Pirow, South African Defence Minister, who has been visiting London, that Britain had not decided an a policy concerning colonies. He emphasised Mr Chamberlain’s desire for concessions as part of his plan for European appeasement. The next stage will be the Anglo-French discussions on November 23. CONCERN IN KENYA ASSURANCE FROM BRITAIN WANTED. LONDON, November 11. The Nairobi correspondent of “The Times” says that the Governor intervened in a debate in which the Legislature uniformly supported a motion viewing with perturbation the position in Kenya and Tanganyika and asking the Imperial Government for an unequivocal assurance. His Excellency declared that though he and his associates had strong views, there were regular channels through which opinions could be conveyed to England and he must therefore instruct officials to vote against the motion in the event of a division.

The motion was withdrawn, the Governor promising to report to Mr MacDonald, Colonial Secretary.