COLOGNE BLOCKADE
REPRISALS MAY FOLLOW. INVESTIGATION IN PALATINATE. Reuter's Telegram. (Becoive dJanuary 22, 7.45 p.m.) LONDON, Januray 21. In the House of Commons, Lieuten-ant-Coipmander Kenwortby (Lab.) referring to the French regies ordinances prohibiting tho import or export of articles in the Cologne area, asked if thi® virtual blockade of the , British zone were continued wliethor any form of reprisals could be adopted? Mr Ronald AlcNeill (Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs) admitted that such ordinances had been issued. Inquiries were being made, and the attention of the Franco-Belgian Governments had been called to the matter. In reply to a question, Air McNeill said that Air R. H. Clive, the British Consul-General, had telegraphed after five days’ inquiry in the Palatinate, during which he heard the views of every class. He had reached the conclusion that an overwhelming mass of the population was opposed to autonomous government, which would never come into existence with French support. Seventy-five per cent, of the separatists came from outside, and included a large criminal element.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZTIM19240123.2.55
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11734, 23 January 1924, Page 7
Word Count
168COLOGNE BLOCKADE New Zealand Times, Volume LI, Issue 11734, 23 January 1924, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in