“FRANCE WILL NO LONGER REMAIN PASSIVE”

Press, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22518, 28 September 1938, Page 11

“FRANCE WILL NO LONGER REMAIN PASSIVE”

Complete Agreement With Britain

Claimed

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LONDON, September 27.

The Paris correspondent of the “Daily Telegraph” M. Daladier and M. Bonnet on their arrival from London expressed satisfaction at the cordiality and, mutual confidence of the conversations with the British Cabinet. M. .Daladier said: “French and British solidarity was never closer, and never more active.” -

There is reason to believe that henceforth France will no longer remain passive in the face of German military measures, and that she intends replying to every military move initiated by Germany.

To enable practical effect to be given to the French guarantee of Czechoslovakia’s independence it will be necessary to summon the Council of the League of Nations to a special session. It is reported from Prague that the Czechs will send an appeal to the League immediately an act of aggression is committed.

M. Daladier reported to the President (M. Lebrun) the London decisions and the latest information from Germany, which is understood to indicate that many more classes of reservists have been mobilised and the possibility that the whole German Army is being placed on a \yar footing. Official circles in Paris emphasise that British and French agreement is complete, including the action to be taken by both countries in the event of armed

I conflict.

Preparations for eventualities continue, and trenches and shelters are being dug all over the city. Long queues wait at the banks, but there is no panic. People are drawing money only for current needs, and the withdrawals from the savings banks are necessary because of the departure of reservists.

Reports from the French-German frontier indicate that the tension is high. Frontier towns are blacked out. Jew refugees from Central Europe met at Lille and pledged themselves to stand by the French nation and prove their gratitude by defending the country.