MOSCOW TALKS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 224, 5 July 1939, Page 5

MOSCOW TALKS

NO RAPID CONCLUSION LIKELY.

UNDOUBTED PROGRESS MADE.

NEW DIFFICULTIES MET

[United Press Association—Copyright.) • (Received This Dav, 11.10 a.m.) LONDON, July 4.

The Cabinet Foreign Affairs' Committee met twice to-day, when it would have before it the latest information on the negotiations at Moscow. While undoubted progress ''has boon made with these negotiations, new difficulties which have been met with will prevent the expectation of an easy or rapid conclusion to the negotiations.—British Official Wireless.

GOOD PROGRESS REPORTED.

BALTIC STATES INCLUDED

(Received This Day, 9.25 a.m.) LONDON, July 4

The Press Association says that the British Ambassador at Moscow (Sir William Seeds) reports good progress with the negotiations for a pact with the Soviet.

Soviet circles in London state that a final agreement is in sight.

It is understood that the Baltic States are named as included in the ThreePower pledge. Reports that a Russian pact is near completion invigorated the markets. Gilt-edged securities, gained a point.

HOPE JUSTIFIED.

OFFICIAL REPORT AT MOSCOW

(Received This. Day l ,' 9.25 a.m.) MOSCOW, July 4,

The report from London of agreement on the Soviet Pact is officially discounted, though it is admitted that considerable progress has been made, justifying hope.

FURTHER ELUCIDATION SOUGHT.

TALKS MAY BE PROLONGED

(Received This Day, 9.25 a.m.)

PARIS, July 4

The Quai D’Orsay (Foreign Office) reveals that, M. Molotov seeks further elucidation of the Anglo-French proposals, from which it is assumed that the negotiations will continue for* some time.