ECONOMIC CONGRESS
OPENS NEXT MONDAY FEVERISH PREPARATIONS. GERMAN ENVOYS CHOSEN. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 9 a.m.) ' LONDON, June 7. Preparations for the World Economic Conference, which is to be opened in London next Monday, are progressing feverishly. The French Prime Minister, M. Daladier, will be present at the opening of the conference, but is not expected to stay long. AT. Paul-Bonconr may not be able to be present at the opening. It has been arranged for the King to arrive shortly before 3 p.m. and to depart after his speech. The Prime Minister, Mr MacDonald, then will deliver his presidential address. The accommodation for the general public in the conference hall will bo limited to (50 or 70 seats. Three hundred workmen arc still engaged in preparing the Geological Mueeum, Kensington. The German delegation will be headed by Baron von Neurath, AHnistor of Foreign Affairs, and will include Viscount Schwerin von Krosigk, Minister of Finance, Dr. A. Hugenberg, Minister of Commerce, and Dr. Hchacht, President of the Reiclisbank.
A message from Berlin save that Germany is only tepidly interested in the conference. The Nazis are indifferent, partly because no prominent Nazis are in the delegation. They hope that Herr Hitler will attend later.
EMPIRE DELEGATIONS. PRELIMINARY PARLEY. (Received 12.30 p.in.) LONDON, June 7. It lias been arranged that all the Empire delegates to the World Economic Conference who will be available in London on Monday morning will attend a preliminary discussion at Number .10, Downing Street. Air MacDonald and most of the British delegates are expected to be present. Sir Thom'as Wilford will represent New Zealand, whose delegation will arrive after the commencement of the conference.
The United States delegation, headed by Mr Cordell Hull, Secretary of State, who took a prominent .part in the Washington discussions, is duo in England tomorrow. Mr Hull will probably visit Mr MacDonald at Downing Street on Friday morning.
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Northern Advocate, 8 June 1933, Page 5
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