BRITAIN’S LEADING ROLE

Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 21 February 1935, Page 5

BRITAIN’S LEADING ROLE

EUROPEAN NEGOTIATIONS

A'ISIT TO BERLIN SUGGESTED

(United Pres 3 Association— By Electric Telegraph

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LONDON, Feb. 19

“Britain must play a leading role,” says The Times in a leading article. “Cabinet’s decision regarding the next move in the European negotiations will be of great importance. “The difficulty is that Germany raises courteous objections to a continued adherence to the Anglo-French basis from which the proposals were launched and suggests a British visit to Berlin, where alone an intimate discussion is possible with the autocrat of Germany. The impression that there is anything sinister ' in the FrancoBritish origin of the plan must llrst be cleared up. “Germany feels isolated, but such an isolation is largely due to her withdrawal from Geneva and Herr Hitler’s early Chauvinist programme. Nevertheless Herr Hitler has recently definitely approached other Powers. He would like further collaboration by discussing matters with a representative of Britain. The sooner the visit is jiaid the better.’,’ The French Government, the Daily Telegraph’s diplomatic correspondent states, places no obstacles in the way of direct Anglo-German conversations on the pact’ for mutual assistance in the air, as it is genuinely desirous of an all-round agreement with Germany.