LONDON OPINION

Evening Star, Issue 25472, 1 May 1945, Page 5

LONDON OPINION

VIEWS HARDENING EVENTS MOVING SWIFTLY (Rcc. 1 p.m.) LONDON, April 30. Informed opinion in London haa hardened, and there is no' longer any doubt that the armistice moves in train are moving swiftly, says the diplomatic correspondent of-the. Press. Association. Last night's forecast that the end may come within a matter of days and evea hours continues to have strong support. Something like a record attendance of members is likely when the House of Commons meets to-morrow afternoon, but it is improbable that Mr Churchill will disclose anything regarding the peace moves. The attitude at.V'hitehall to-day is that the general position is well known, and that further communications are unnecessary until there are fresh developments. The Stockholm ' Morgen Tidningen' says the, German commanders in Denmark are believed, through Count Ber-

nadotte, to have informed the Allies that they are ready to .capitulate and withdraw their troops from Zeeland and Jutland. The diplomatic correspondent or 4 The Times ' says: " There is expectation in official quarters that Himmler's reply to the Allied rejection of his offer will not be long delayed and confidence that when it arrives it will be found that the offer has been extended to include Russia. The confidence is based on the consideration that Himmler would not have moved in the first place if he had not seen the hopelessness of Germany s position/' The German radio has not yet mentioned the week-end reports of peacenegotiations. Generally the Germans are very quick to brand-such reports as merely Allied propaganda.