GERMAN ASPIRATIONS PURPORT OF TALKS. NO STATEMENT ISSUED.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 304, 23 November 1937, Page 7

GERMAN ASPIRATIONS

PURPORT OF TALKS.

NO STATEMENT ISSUED.

ENUNCIATED BY MINISTER. THE COLONIAL QUESTION. ENTITLED TO RETURN. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) Received November 23, 8.5 a.m. LONDON, Nov. 22. Mr Ward Price, writing in the Daily Mail from Berlin, says: “I have reason to believe that while the Chancellor on Friday Kept mainly to questions of principle, General Goering oil Saturday filled in the outline of the Fuehrer’s views by stating the German aspirations in more concrete form.” Mr Ward Price comments that high-placed Germans point out only the biazi aim directly involving British interests and the recovery of colonies, but there are good grounds for supposing that General Goering gave Lord Halifax to understand that Germany regards herself as entitled to the return of all her pre-war colonies. He also reveals that the official German news agency circulated a report of Lord Halifax’s invitation' to Baron von Neurath to visit London. Lord Halifax said that lie had no authority to issue an invitation. Dr. Goebbels, who did not® attend the British Embassy dinner on Saturday night owing to a public engagement, saw Lord Halifax yesterday afternoon.

VISIT TO BERLIN. MEETING WITH CABINET. LONDON, Nov. 22. Lord Halifax’s first opportunity oi informing Cabinet of the purport of his talks with Herr Hitler and others will be at its meeting next Wednesday, but he is expected to see Mr Neville Cliamberlain and Mr Eden earlier. The Berlin correspondent of the Times says that the conversations have been useful goes without saying, hut in the German view the next move lies with Britain, and, recalling disappointment following the earlier visits of Sir John Simon and Mr Eden, commentators refrain from raising public hopes. Lord Halifax would only say, » we have succeeded in opening the dom now, I hope we will not let it be closed again.” Lord Halifax added that his task had been to establish personal contacts with those responsible for the conduct of the policy of Germany. He hoped. the result, would be to smoo the course of British and Germau relations. He would depart with pleasant memories of the kindness and courtesy received everywhere, particularly from Herr Hitler, General Goering and

Baron von Neurath.

SPECULATION REPBECATED. .(British Official Wireless.') Received November 23, 10.40 a.m. RUGBY, Nov. 22. In the House of Commons, at question time, the Prime Minister, Mr Chamberlain, declined to make any statement or commit lmnselt m the meantime to making any statement on the conversations during the visit to Germany of Lord Halifax, whom, he told the House, he had not seen since the visit. Later in the afternoon, Lord Halifax, who had just returned to London, called at the Foreign Office, and subsequently' Mr Eden and Lord Halifax crossed Downing Street together to see Mr Chamberlain. It is understood that Lord Halifax is to report on his talks with Herr Hitler and other. Germany Ministers to his colleagues at a meeting of Cabinet on Wednesday. No statement will be issued before then, and in the meantime speculation, which is depieeated in official quarters, is bound to be particularly profitable.