GERMANY REJECTS AMERICAN NOTE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 159, 6 July 1940, Page 10

GERMANY REJECTS AMERICAN NOTE.

DEADLOCK RESULTS.

Monroe Doctrine Attacked

By Nazis.

U.S. INTERFERENCE IN EUROPE

United Tress Association. —Copyright,

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WASHINGTON, July 5

The German Government has rejected the American Note of Juno 18, m which the United States informed Germany that she would not recognise tho tran.-dVr of parts of the western hemisphere from one non-American I'uwer to another.

The State Department announcement i-i iih follows: "The German Minister of Voreign Affairs states that the Keich i iovernmcnt is unable to perceive for what reasons the United States Government addressed this communication to inont addressed this communication to Kngland and France, Germany has no territorial possessions in the American Continent, and has given no occasion whatever for the assumption that it intends to acquire such possessions. He therefore asserts that as far as Germany is concerned the communication addressed to tho Reich is without object. European Countries' Rights. "The German Minister continues by j remarking that in thi3 case the inter-1 pretation of the Monroe Doctrine implied in the United States communication would amount to conferring uporf some European countries the right to possess territories in tlie western hemisphere and not on other European countries. He states that it is obvious that such an interpretation would bo untenable. He concludes by remarking that apart from this the Ilcich would like to point out again that the non-intervention in the affairs of tho American Continent by European nations which is demanded by tho Monroe Doctrine can, in principle, be legally valid only on condition that the American nations for their part do not interfere in affairs in the European Continent. No Further Communication!. In an official comment Mr. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, said: "I feel that no useful purpose is to be served at present by this Government undertaking any further communication with Germany on thie subject. The fundamental questions involved are entirely clear to all peoples and governments of tho American republics, and, undoubtedly, also to the majority of governments and people* of the rest of the yorkl. "The Monroe Doctrine's sole policy is self-defence, which is intended to preserve tho independence and integrity of the Americas. It is designed to prevent aggression in thie hemisphere by any non-American power, and also to make . impossible any further extension into this hemisphere of any non-American system of Government imposed from without." Mr. Hull contrasted the Monroe Doctrine with policies of economic, political and'military domination elsewhere in the world. He reiterated that tirf United States would not recognise or acquiesce in transfers of territory in the Western Hemisphere. Policy of America. Ho said: "Tho United States is pursuing a policy of non-involvment and non-participation in affairs in Europe, but will continue to co-operate with all other nations, where their policies make co-operation possible for the purposo of promoting economic, commercial and social rehabilitation and of advancing tho caiifio of ' international law and order, of which the entire world stands in such tragic need to-day."

Mr. Hull sought to differentiate between the Monroe Doctrine and "policies which appear to be arising in other geographical area a, allegedly similar to the Monroe Doctrine." These, in reality, seemed to bo only a pretext for the conquest by sword and military occupation of the complete economic- and political domination of free, independent people.