THE PEACE FRONT.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 274, 1 September 1939, Page 5

THE PEACE FRONT.

MUTUAL CONFIDENCE. BRITAIN, FRANCE AND POLAND. ESTABLISHED ABSOLUTELY. (Received This Day, 10.5 a.;m.) LONDON, August 81. The situation remains unchanged and there has been no relief in the tension. When Sir Nevile Henderson saw Herr yon Ribbentrop last night the latter intimated that he would desire to lay Britain’s communications before Herr Hitler. Herr von confined himelf to personal comment and Britain is now awaiting any observations which Herr Hitler himself decides to make in reply to Britain’s communication. In Warsaw, the British Ambassador informed Poland as to the exchanges between Berlin and London, and it may bo that Poland, too, will vyish to address observations of her own to Britain, but no communication of the kind has yet been received from Warsaw; , In any case if is emphasised in official circles' here that the mutual confidence established between Britain, France and Poland is now absolute. Mr Chamberlain was early in conference with Viscount Halifax and Sir Alexander Cadogan (Permanent-Under-secretary for Foreign Affairs), and callers at No. 10 Downing Street included Sir Samuel Hoare (Secretary of State for Home Affairs), Lord Chatfield (Minister for the Co-ordination of Defence), and Mr A. Greenwood (Acting- Leader of the Opposition). A meeting of .defence Ministers was also held.—British Official Wireless. WARTIME DISCIPLINE. THE GERMAN DEFENCE FORCES. (Independent Cable Service). (Received This Day, 10.35 a.m.) BERLIN, August 31. The German Law Gazette publishes General Keitel’s decrees putting the defence forces under war-time discipline immediately. The decrees mean death or life-long gaol for deserters, with 1.0 years’ gaol for three days’ absence without leave.