GERMAN NAVAL STRENGTH

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 June 1935, Page 7

GERMAN NAVAL STRENGTH

AGREEMENT WITH BRITAIN

• •• ■ ■ ,* -I■ TO LIMIT'CONSTRUCTION . ,

[brutish OFFICIAL WIBELESS.] ; RUGBY, June 14. Herr Von Ribbentropp and other members of the German Naval Mis : sion, who returned to London yesterday were received by Sir $. Ilcttre, this morning, and later, in theday there were individual exchanges of views between them and members of the British Delegation on certain technical matters. ' ' ''' . .V' 1 The British > Delegation will meet to-morrow,‘ and. a; forniai' joint meeting of the. two .delegations will be held later. % ? The form of the ultimate' agreement that may be expected to emerge from the present discussions' remains to be settled, but. it is Understood' that the basis of it .will, be an arrangement wliereUnder German construction would* be limited to .35 per cent, of the British naval' strength, calculated, in .categories of-.under age. ships, subject to such latitude-as may seem and alsothat \ the; ratio would not be subject, to. disturbafi.ee by an adtibtr of •other any future change' in Germany’s status.

It will, be .recalled, that Hitler, in his Reichstag speech, when defining German naval demands, declared that for Germarfy this 35 per cent, ratio was fixed and abiding.- . Newspapers warmly, welcome the prospect of, an. Anglo-German arrangement on these lines,, to take place in any agreement'that may later result from international discussion of limitation.of naval armaments. Other . Powers, .signatory to the Washington and London Naval Limitation Treaties have been informed of the stage reached in the AngloGerman talks. • * GERMAN OFFICERS’ WELCOME BERLIN, June 14. General Von Der Goltz has telegraphed to the. Prince of Wales as follows “Officers of the old Army welcome in a comradely spirit the projected visit of the British Front fighters.” ' . > .