BACK IN BERLIN

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 234, 1 September 1938, Page 12

BACK IN BERLIN

SIR NEVILE HENDERSON. MORE KNOWLEDGE GAINED, (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (British Official Wireless.) Received September 1, 10.37 a.m. RUGBY, Aug. 31. Sir Nevile Henderson has arrived in Berlin. : The Ministerial consultations with which Sir Nevile Henderson was associated while in London enabled linn to return to his post with a full and intimate knowledge of what was in the minds of Mr Chamberlain and his colleagues. ■ , It is now generally appreciated that Srr Nevile Henderson was not recalled for the purposes of receiving instructions on any new communication to Germany. . While British official circles are not unmindful of influence which Herr Hitler can exercise on the Sudetens in the sense of moderation, , self-control and a spirit of constructive conciliation, at the present moment the new phase of negotiations in Prague is recognised as constituting the key to progress in the direction of an agreed settlement, and news of the development of recent tentative contracts into regular discussions between the two sides is hopefully awaited. Press messages from Prague report that Lord R.unciman was .very active The American Ambassador (Mr J. P Kennedy), who called yesterday on Mr Chamberlain, had an interview to-day with Lord Halifax (Foreign Secretary). The French Ambassador (M. Corbin), who has just returned from Pans, also called, presumably to learn direct from Lord Halifax the attitude of Britain, and to intorm Lord Halifax of the view taken of the situation in 1 aris following a meeting of the trench Cabinet.