MR. CHAMBERLAIN SATISFIED WITH PROGRESS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 79, 30 September 1938, Page 9

MR. CHAMBERLAIN SATISFIED WITH PROGRESS

(Received September 30. 11.50 p.m.) LONDON, September 29. The conversations' at Munich commenced at I p.m., and were suspended at 2.45 p.m. to allow the statesmen to rest. The four statesmen went motoring at 2.55 p.m., HenHitler alone in the first car. Sign or Mussolini and Herr Hess in the second, Count Ciano and Herr Eibbentrop in the third, M. Daladier and Field-Marshal Gocrihg in the fourth, and Mr. Chamberlain and Sir Nevile Henderson in the fifth. The talks were resumed at 4.45 p.m. The" second session was attended by the British, French, and Italian Ambassadors to Berlin. Numerous officials stated that Herr Hitler asked for the occupation of other than purely German areas hy October 7. • An envoy from the Czech Foreign Minister arrived in the evening bringing Mr. Chamberlain and M. Daladier a message stating the Czech attitude. At one stage of the conference the four statesmen retired with their staffs to different private rooms. The joint discussion was then resumed. * FIRST STAGE CONCLUDED. Mr. Chamberlain and Sir Horace Wilson left the. Fuhre'rhaus at 8.25 p.m., followed by M. Daladier. Signor Mussolini remained with Herr Hitler. It .was stated that" the conference was to be resumed at 10 p.m., when legal experts would be required to attend. On returning to his hotel Mr. Chamberlain appeared to be cheerful and satisfied with the progress made. A throng of people outside and guests inside cheered, "heils" and "hochs" mingling with cheers and hand-clapping in the lobby. Hotel servants rushed to the staircase and joined in the applause. The British spokesman said after the conference: ''The discussions were friendly. There are still a number of points to discuss." Sir Horace Wilson said:—"We have been in consultation since noon almost without interruption. There are many points to be considered and discussed. All sides are determined to let nothing stand in the way of agreement," Italian journalists were officially informed that Signor Mussolini hopes to entrain for Rome at midnight. They declare that Signor Mussolini and Count Ciano are elated by the results of the conference. An unconfirmed reports says that Count Osaky, a member of the Hungarian Cabinet, arrived and interviewed Signor Mussolini, also that Dr. Krofta, the Czech Foreign Minister, is travelling from Prague. German political heads believe the Polish and Hungarian minorities are being discussed at the resumption of the conversations at 10 p.m. The British authority told a Reuters' representative: * 'Things are going pretty well now. You will be able to return to Berlin when the conference is over." The statesmen were still eonf erring at 11.15 p.m. •