TALKS IN WASHINGTON

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 February 1941, Page 6

TALKS IN WASHINGTON

LORD HALIFAX AND MR. HULL, INFORMATION EXCHANGED. i i (By Telegraph—Press Association —-Copyright l WASHINGTON, February 10. ! Following ;m hour's talk with the Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull. - the British Ambassador, Lord Halifax, .-aid that Mr. Hull and he hud ex- ; changed information on events in all ; parts of the world, adding that he m- , tenciccl to pursue a series of conversa- ! Hons with Mr Hull every few days. It is assumed from this that the dis- . cussions included the Far East, In reply to a (piestion, Lord Halifax .admitted that the sending of food to I unoccupied France was discussed, and i no recalled that Lord Lothian hud de- ; lined tin- British position, Lord H.dii fax added: "The first responsibility lies 'wiin the Germans to return the food . the 1 looted. I Mi Hull told the Press that lie had ; listened with special interest to Mr. i Chui chill's speech. AXked whether as- ' . urac.ces had been given io Britain that khe would get supplies to “finish the I I job." he said the United States w’ould ■ j prov de the maximum »( military sup- : jihes for both lhe United Slates and ’ Britain