ALLIES CONSULTING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 September 1939, Page 8

ALLIES CONSULTING

ON SOVIET-GERMAN PACT MEETING OF WAR CABINET IN LONDON. POLAND'S PROTEST RECEIVED. (Received This Day, Noon.) LONDON, September 29. The War Cabinet is considering the Russian-German Pact, in close consultation with France. The Polish Ambassador called on Lord Halifax and protested against the pact. A similar protest was made to the French Government, the Ambassador stating that Poland would ‘never accept the Russian-German terms and counted on England and France continuing the war until victory brought the reconstruction of Poland. OIL DELIVERIES STOPPED BY RUSSIA. TANKERS FORBIDDEN TO SAIL. (Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, September 29. I The Berlin correspondent of the ] “Telegraaf” says Russia has stopped the delivery of oil to Britain, as reprisal against Britain’s cessation of Russian deliveries. Tankers which were preparing to go to Alexandria have been forbidden to sail. TURKEY & GERMANY PROPOSED COMMERCIAL TREATY. (Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) ISTANBUL, September 29. The newspapers state that a new commercial treaty will be negotiated between Turkey and Germany. Preliminary conversations have already, taken place in Istanbul. SOVIET NEUTRALITY REPORTED ASSURANCE TO LORD HALIFAX. TRADE NEGOTIATIONS DESIRED. (Received This Day, 11.40 a.m.) LONDON. September 29. Well-informed Soviet circles state that M Maisky (Russian Ambassador) assured Lord Halifax on September 27 that the Soviet intends to maintain a policy of neutrality. The Soviet is prepared to accept British proposals and to open trade negotiations on the lines of the visit to Moscow by Mr R. S. Hudson, Secretary for Overseas Trade.