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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 207, 2 September 1938, Page 7

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CZECH SITUATION. Resumption of Talks Urgently Required. HENLEIN VISIT TO HITLER. British Official Wireless. (Received 12.30 p.m.) RLGBY, September 1. The situation in Central Europe continues to engage the close attention of Britain. It is felt in London that the resumption of negotiations in Prague is urgently required to relieve the gathering tension, and Press reports of to-day's interviews between Dr. Benes, Czech Premier, and \iscount Runciman on the one hand, and Herr Hitler and Herr Henlein, leader of the Sudetens, on the mm"' 1S hoped, a prelude to a moie positive phase in the search by the two sides in Czechoslovakia for an agreed settlement of their differ-1 ences.

A Press message received in London from Berchtesgaden reports that Herr Hcnlein arrived at Herr Hitler's residence at Obersalzberg and attended a .onference with the Fuehrer, at which r leld-Marslial Goering, Dr. Goebbels, and tlerr Hess were present.

Hlt n H y , be , aUtl,ol ' itative, y stated that ? e Men'eia's visit to Herr Hitler is at Lord Runcinian s request.

It is understood that Lord Runcinian is impressed by Herr Henlein's genuine tlesiie for a peaceful settlement, and Ins object in asking Herr Henlein to deliver a message at Berchtesgaden is to secure the support of Herr Hitler for the continuance of negotiations 'between Czechoslovakia and the Sudetens.

COMPLETE ACCORD. Australian Cabinet Supports . British Policy. INTERNATIONAL SITUATION. (Received 11 a.m.) CANBERRA, this day. . Commonwealth Government has informed the British Government that it is completely in accord with the steps it is taking to obtain a peaceful settlement of the difficulties in Europe. Mr. Lyons made this announcement after Cabinet had spent some hours last night discussing the international situation.

PEACE AIMS. Germany's Efforts to Prevent War. NAZI OFFICIAL'S SPEECH. BERLIN, September 1. The Reich Commissioner for Austria, Herr Josef Buerckel, addressing the Overseas Germans Congress at Stuttgart, said: "We are preparing no war, but we want to prevent one. France and Germany have re-established respect, and out of consideration for the fate of their peoples they could conclude an everlasting peace.

"Neither our mothers nor French mothers bore sons in order to let them be slaughtered for some foreign affair. Better standards of living are a greater blessing than guns and grenades."