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POLISH ENVOY

FLIGHT TO LONDON urgent message •'APPEASEMENT" AGAIN BRITISH ADVOCATES .JMNZIG FOR COLONIES By Tclmrnph—Press Association—Copyright (Received July O. G. 50 p.m.) LONDON, July i) The Polish Ambassador to London, Count Baczvnski, returned from "Warsaw by air yesterday to deliver an important message to Viscount Halifax, s'avs the Daily Telegraph! - ' The nature of the message will govern M l '- ' Chamberlain's decision whether or not to state Britain's Danzig policy forthwith. It is expected he will reassure Poland of assistance if her integrity is threatened.

The Independent Cable Service says Jlr. Chamberlain is expected to make further reference to the British atti-

tudo on the Danzig question in the House of Commons to-morrow after an interview with Count Raczynski. Some notable advocates of "appeasement" are urging Mr. Chamberlain to ask Poland to agree to the incorporation of Danzig in the Reich, offering Poland'compensation'with colonies. The Times publishes letters from sympathisers with the appeasement policy, pointing out that "Danzig is predominahtly Germanic and should return to the Reich." The Sunday Express' Berlin correspondent ■' says well-informed quarters declare Herr Hitler is prepared to negotiate directly with Poland, and might make open approaches to Warsaw.

Herr Hitler will speak on Sunday next in connection with Munich's "Day of German .Art," but it is not expected that lie will refer to foreign affairs.

"SEPARATE ENTITY" FUTURE OF DANZIG ' ATTITUDE OF POLAND i REMAIN OUTSIDE GERMANY (Received July 9, 7.10 p.m.) WARSAW, July 8 A Government spokesman, summing up the Polish attitude to the Free City, said that Danzig must remain a separate entity outside the Reich frontiers, and/' secondly, it must remain inside the Polish Customs area. Thirdly, Poland's right in the city must not be at the mercy of any foreign Power, and, fourthly, the population must continue to enjoy full cultural rights. The Polish Government has voted £2,200,000 additional expenditure for defence. BULGARIA'S DESIRES NAZI SYMPATHY EXPRESSED TURKISH PRESS SUSPICIOUS LONDON, July 8 A communique issued in Berlin at the conclusion of the visit of M. KiosBeivanoff, Prime Minister of Bulgaria, stresses thd traditional friendship between Bulgaria, Italy and Germany, find of a,.desire to deepen it. Officials expressed sympathy with Bulgaria's desire to regain territory gran to Rumania and Yugoslavia. the Istanbul correspondent of the Times says Turkish newspapers warn Bulgaria against Germany's attempt to use her to make trouble in the Balkans.

WITHOUT GOVERNMENT HOLLAND'S DIFFICULTIES defence heads summoned THE HAGUE, July 7 Queen Wilhelniina has summoned defence heads and tlio former Governor of the Netherlands East Indies to consultations respecting the formation of a new Government, as, in view . the dappers in Asia to the Indies is considered vital that the country should no longer be left without a Government. ' Jhe Queen refused to grant the reItiest of the Prime .Minister, M. Colijn, to be relieved from the task of forin"'K a Cabinet. Jhe Netherlands Cabinet resigned on June 29 as a result of the Prime Minister refusing to agree to the borrow,n K of funds Tor defence and unemployment. Ho said he preferred to frame the Ihidget according to the revenue. The Queen requested him to a new Government, but he later st «toil that he was unable to do so, asked to be relieved from the tusk.

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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23394, 10 July 1939, Page 9

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POLISH ENVOY New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23394, 10 July 1939, Page 9

POLISH ENVOY New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23394, 10 July 1939, Page 9