MOSCOW PARLEYS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23402, 19 July 1939, Page 13

MOSCOW PARLEYS

STILL NO PROGRESS PEACE FRONT EFFORTS RETICENCE OF PARTIES RUSSIA AVOIDING WAR By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, July 17 The conversations between the British and French negotiators and M. Molotoff, Russian Foreign Minister, were resumed at the Kremlin to-day, says a message from Moscow. "No fundamental change in the situation," was tho British Embassy's laconic communique after the talks. The Soviet did not issue a statement.

The talks lasted two hours, tho British Ambassador, Sir William Seeds, Mr. William Strang, M. Naggiar, M. Molotoff and M. Potemkin being present. No further meeting of the negotiators was fixed.

The Warsaw newspaper Kurjer Wnrzawsvi reports that M. Umansky, Soviet Ambassador to Washington, arrived at Moscow to-day conveying President Roosevelt's personal wishes to M. Stalin for the success of the Russian talks with Britain and France.

Tho Moscow correspondent of the Times says the Russians were" impressed by the British determination to maintain the balance of power in Europe, but they appear to be resolved to avoid entanglements' in Europe as far as possible. Tho newspaper Pravda says humanity is being driven to a "second imperialist war," and issues a warning that if it impinges on Russia the whole nation will rise and smash the aggressor.

FRESH INSTRUCTIONS BRITISH AMBASSADOR (Received July 18, 0.5 p.m.) British Wireless LONDON. July 17 The Prime Minister, Mr. Chamberlain, stated in the House of Commons to-day that fresh instructions had been sent to Sir William Seeds, but he was not yet in a, position to add to his recent statements in referenco to the Moscow negotiations.

BRITISH GENERAL STAFF TALKS IN POLAND LONDON, July 17 The visit of Sir Edmund Ironside, British Inspector-General of Overseas Forces, is described as a continuation of the contact of the British and Polish Staffs, says tho Warsaw correspondent of the Times.

In addition to military talks with the Polish High Command, Sir Edmund will inspect centres of military activity and attend military exercises at Rembertow and Modlin. The Polish newspapers welcome tho visit as tangible evidence of the identity of British and Polish purposes.