PLAIN TALK ON TRADE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23226, 21 December 1938, Page 13

PLAIN TALK ON TRADE

WHAT SCHACHT WAS TOLD SHARING WORLD MARKETS (Received December 20, 6.30 p.m.) British Wireless LONDON, Dec. 10 The opportunity of the visit to London of Herr Hitler's adviser, Dr. Schacht, President of the Reichsbank, was taken to tell him for the information of the competent authorities in Berlin that Britain favoured amicable agreements between industries in the two countries on a sharing of the markets which would enable them both to carry on fair trade at fair prices. Announcing this in the House of Commons to-day the President of-the Board of Trade, Mr. Oliver Stanley, emphasised that Dr. Schacht had not been in London as a representative of the German Government. The Foreign Under-Secretary, Mr. R. A. Butler, in answer to a question, said: "The general question of emigration from Germany was discussed unofficially with Dr. Schacht, but it was not intended or expected that any decisions should be reached during his visit. The external debt of Germany was not mentioned."

GERMAN MINISTER ■ ./ VISIT TO LONDON PLANNED CReceived December £2O, 11.55 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 520 The German Minister of Economics, Dr. Walther Funk, is expected to visit London at the end of January for conversations, when he will determine whether any measure of Anglo-German commercial co-operation is possible, says the Daily Telegraph. JEWISH MIGRATION J I, 1,, NO DEFINITE AGREEMENT \ LONDON, Dec. 19 It is officially stated that Dr. Schacht discussed Jewish migration while visiting London, says a message from Berlin. No definite agreement was reached, but the way was paved for the Evian Committee to make contact with German authorities. It is denied that credits were discussed. The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says Herr Hitler and FieldMarshal Goering will to-morrow receive Dr. Schacht, who will probably go to London in February after the conclusion of negotiations between the Evian Committee and Germany, which is expected in January.