RECENT EVENTS

Wairarapa Times-Age, 29 March 1939, Page 6

RECENT EVENTS

GREAT BRITAIN CONTINUING CONSULTATIONS

INDICATION OF DEFINITE ACTION. MR CHAMBERLAIN’S ASSURANCES. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day. 10.40 a.m.) RUGBY, Marell 22. “Britain is actively continuing its consultations with other governments on the issues arising from recent events" —so Mr Neville Chamberlain assured the House of Commons this afternoon, while pointing out that, it was essential during the progress of such consultations that their confidential character should be respected and requesting members not to press him for any further statement till he was in a position to make a complete one, which could only be when Britain was in possession of the final views of other governments concerned.

Mr Chamberlain was urged, however, by Messrs Greenwood, Dalton and others to say more. The Premier invoked the objection to placing all the cards on the table till the hand was played out. At the same time, in his supplementary answers, he expressed the understanding of the desire for a closer definition of Britain’s position and said it would be readily understood, from what he previously had said, that What the Government had in mind went a good deal further than a consultation and added that he did not think he would, like Io give more details at tne moment. He also gave an assurance that Britain had. in the consultations now in progress, made it perfectly clear to other governments what Britain war. prepared to' do in certain circumstances. Finally he promised a debate at the earliest opportunity