CABINET MEETING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 10 April 1939, Page 5

CABINET MEETING

MR CHAMBERLAIN RETURNS TO LONDON ARMY AND NAVY CHIEFS CONFER. TALK WITH VISCOUNT HALIFAX. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Received This Day, 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, April 9. Cabinet is meeting tomorrow morning. Mr Neville Chamberlain has arrived in London. Viscount Halifax (Minister of Foreign Affairs) and Sir Alexander Cadogan (Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) conferred with General the Viscount Gori (Chief of the Imperia] General Staff) and Vice-Admiral Cunningham, Chief - of the Naval Staff at the office of the Imperial Defence Committee. GREEK MINISTER. VISITOR TO FOREIGN OFFICE. (Received This Day, 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, April 9. The Greek Minister, M. Charalambos Simopoulos, visited the Foreign Office. FRENCH CHIEFS CONFERENCE AT WAR MINISTRY. M. BONNET TAKES INITIATIVE. PARIS, April 9. The Prime Minister, M. Edouard Daladier, has interrupted his holiday at Rambouillet and returned to Paris. He has summoned the following to meet at the War Ministry at 5 p.m.:— M. La Chambre (Minister of Air), M. Cainpinchi (Minister of Navy), General Gamelin (Chief of the Army Staff), General Geroges (Field Commander). General Vuillemin (Air Chief), and Vice-Admiral Darlan (Chief of Naval operations). M. Bonnet (Minister of Foreign Affairs) initiated this sudden activity. After telephoning the British Embassy he returned to Paris from' his country home and telephoned to M, Daladier, urging him to return. M. Dubrun saw the British Ambassador, Sir Erie Phipps, after which he went to the Elysee to report to the President, M. Lebrun. SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN VISCOUNT HALIFAX STRESSES POSITION. MEETINGS WITH SIGNOR CROLLA. (British Official Wireless.) (Received This Day, 11.33 a.m.) RUGBY, April 9. Viscount Halifax saw the Greek Minister this morning and the Italian Charge d'Affaires, Signor G. Crolla three times in the course of the day. In these interviews with Signor Crolla, which it may be assumed resulted from certain disquieting reports regarding the general situation following Friday’s Italian initiative, Viscount Halifax left Signor Crolla in no doubt as to the serious view taken by Britain of the Italian action in. Albania, as well as to the strength of British feeling on the subject. Signor Crolla gave Viscount Halifax an assurance in firm categorical terms, regarding the strictly limited character of the Italian action in Albania. Due note was taken by Viscount Halifax of this assurance, the terms of which have been made known to Lord Perth.