BRITAIN WILLING

Hokitika Guardian, 28 April 1939, Page 5

BRITAIN WILLING

TO ENTER CONFER.

ON ROOSEVELT S (LINES.

(Per British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, April 27.

■ Answering in the House of Commons a question as to whether the Government has accepted President Roosevelt’s invitation to participate in a World Conference, and whether it remained the policy of the Government to discuss all outstanding questions between itself and the German Government as part of a general settlement, Rt, Hon. N. Chamberlain said: “Although the British Government has not received any specific invitation from Mr Roosevelt, it- has made it clear that it would warmly welcome his initiative, and would certainly be ready and willing to participate in any such conference,” Replying to the second part of the question, Mr Chamberlain said that the Government would be ready 'to take part in any discussions with Germany with a view to a general settlement whenever it felt that such a. discussion would be welcomed and (would' he likely to have useful ef- • fects. : | - ‘ BRITAIN AND GERMANY. ! .1 (j ■ f<\U \ ' ■*< * ••• LONDON, April : 27. “The-'Times” says :- 1 Owing td the inability of Sir N. Henderson (British Minister at Berlin) to arrange a meeting with Herr von Ribbentrop foreign Minister), the Government has now instructed him to use his own discretion as to whether or not he will ) make a further attempt. In Berlin, Sir N. Henderson called on Herr Weizsacker, Secretary of State, at the German Foreign Office, and in Rome the British Charge d’Affaires called at the Italian Foreign Office. ITALY* IMPRESSED. LONDON, April 26. Rome is deeply impressed by the British adoption of the ' principle of conscription. BRITAIN AND RUMANIA. LONDON, April 26. T'he Anglo-Rumanian talks have ended satisfactorily. The discussions covered . political and strategical implications of Britain’s pledges to Greece, Rumania and Poland. The question of British credits for Rumania was left for an economic delegation. ,