EXCHANGE OF VIEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 268, 24 August 1946, Page 5

EXCHANGE OF VIEWS

BRITISH AND DOMINION DELEGATES (Rec. 11 a.m.) LONDON, August 23. Mr Bevin presided at an informal conference of United Kingdom and Dominion peace conference delegates, and later was host at a luncheon to them. 5 . The. Paris correspondent of the “Evening Standard” understands the meeting continued to exchange views on fundamental issues for the peace conference and the Palestine question. Dominion Ministers were told of the British Cabinet’s latest Palestine plan in view of the United' States refusal to participate in establishing a federal form of government there. The spokesman for the New Zealand delegation at the Paris conference denies that the question of British policy in Egypt was discussed by the leaders of the Dominion’s delegations at a recent conference with Mr Bevin, and that, as claimed in a London agency report, the Hon. H. G. R. Mason sided with Mr Bevin when General Smuts and Dr. Evatt questioned the advisability of British withdrawal. The spokesman said the meeting discussed Italian colonies, but did not deal with British. Mediterranean policy. The New Zealand delegation at present is awaiting instructions from New Zealand regarding the Government’s attitude to the proposed Australian amendment;* ,to the draft treaties.