FAREWELLS IN MOSCOW

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22800, 28 August 1939, Page 10

FAREWELLS IN MOSCOW

Military Mission

Leaves

NO ENTHUSIASM SHOWN

(UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.)

(Received August 27, 11 p.pa.) MOSCOW, August 26.

The members of the British and French military missions were bade farewell with studied formality and no enthusiasm.

The Defence Commissar (M. Voroshilov) explained that the talks with the missions had been broken off because of serious differences. The Soviet considered that Russia, having no common frontier with an aggressor, could assist Britain, France, and Poland only if her troops were allowed to traverse Poland, since that was the only way of contacting the aggressor s troops.

Britain and France disagreed with the obvious correctness of this proposition, white Poland declared she would not accept Russian military assistance which was not needed. *

This made collaboration impossible.

The question of helping Poland with raw materials and war materials was not discussed because that was a matter of commerce.

The French Ambassador (M. Maggiar) has been recalled from Moscow on long, leave, indicating that France is dissatisfied with the Soviet’s explanations. It is hinted that M. Molotov practically insulted the British Ambassador (Sir William Seeds) and was not cordial to M. Naggiar.

A Paris'message says the Foreign Affairs Committee of the French Chamber issued a communique stating that the German-Soviet Pact was contrary to the previous FrenchSoviet engagement. Although described as a' non-aggression pact, it only aggravated the danger of war. but this would not lessen France s determination to resist aggression and defend peace with honour and dl Con3ntinist Deputies on the committee attempted to justify the Russian- action. While affirming their patriotism they declared that Russia had checked a second Munich.

EFFECT ON STOCK EXCHANGES LOSSES RECOVERED IN LONDON LONDON. August 25. For the second time in 12 months a crisis subjected the city’s financial machinery to an almost intolerable strain, but once again it emerged creditably from the test. Markets closed almost cheerfully, fully recovering yesterday’s losses. Any general comparison of prices over the week, however, is meaningless. An assessment of the outlook is similarly impossible. The Berlin Bourse was boomed in the last day or two in the belief that a general peace settlement is likely, to Germany’s advantage. The Paris Bourse is very active with spirited bidding.

ALL LEAVE CANCELLED IN CANADA OTTAWA, August 25. The Minister for Defence (Mr lan Mackenzie) has cancelled all leave for the permanent forces, affecting 4000 in the army, 3000 in the Air Force, and 2000 in the Navy Service.