FRANCE AND GERMANY

Grey River Argus, 24 January 1934, Page 6

FRANCE AND GERMANY

MEDIATION HINT l:D . 17; 1.U.; iJON <’ 1E CT.ES . (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Aa.-m.) LONDON, .1. -i h miry 23. Il is bring Liuiril in political circles that the- German Government has intimated that it would not jiqw demur at the co.operation with other Powers, p.ry?su.mably Britain yim.l Italy, in the Franco-German disarmament lt even hopes that. Britain will produce a. new plan acrvptalde to Paris and Berlin. The “Daily Telegraph’s” diplomatic correspondent suggests that tin' qms.ion of mediation will bo one the topics of Wednesday’s Cabinet, meet ing. GERMAN DEMANDS BERLIN. January 22. The Press flatly denies a Parisian assertion that Germany, has agreed t.o the limitation of the strength ot Storm Troops. The general feeling is that an agreement is no nearer. It is hoped that a British reply, acceptable t‘> both sides, will soon be made. (British Official Wireless). RUGBY, January 22. Disarmament questions have reached an important phase this week, I'-»r important documents setting forth the German views thereon will be under careful consideration at London and Berlin. No official information is available at Whitechapel as to the contents of the German reply to the quest i'.jns asked bv the British Ambassador at Berlin on December 2'j. but several newspapers declare that the documents express a wish to receive from other .‘Goveriimeiiis an expression of their views as Io what measures 'should be taken to overcome the present difficulties, and : t is thought that lhe British Government. twithin the next f.e-w davs. will have under r.insidri a t ion the question of putting- forward the results of the close .study thee have continuously made of the problem. In regard to the iGerman reply to the French aide menioire. “The 'rimes’’ says: “The German Note, though not substantially reducing the gap between the French and German views is clearly not intended t” bring Ihe neg’Ot iat ions io a standstill. Neither of the Governments can in fact, be regarded as having spoken the last word Alention of a probationary period is understood to have disappeared from the French proposals and it is quite clear that all immediate reductions |o the German level air .ml o| lioiltol <if |::t<• t i <Ol tin- Piomli aide 111 <■) 11 •»i i«• <-ii di uiminient has been conimunicated tn 11)0 British Government ami the document ijs being carefully studied by tin* appropriate department. 'l’he Germa!) oliservations in reply to the questions asked by the British Ambassador al Berlin are also undergoing a careful examination in London. Sir John Simon consulted with Air AlacDoald oil his con versa! i’.ms ’at Geneva, last week. regarding d:sarmameut . It is understood that the question of disarmament" will come before the I’abiuet at a meeting on Wednesday.