KREMLIN TALKS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 168, 19 July 1939, Page 7

KREMLIN TALKS

NO FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE LACONIC BRITISH EMBASSY COMMUNIQUE (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) Received July 18. 7.35 p.m. MOSCOW, July 17. The British and French talks with M. Molotov were resumed at the Kremlin and lasted two hours. Further meetings of the negotiators have not been fixed. “No fundamental change in the situation,” was the British Embassy’s laconic communique afterwards. The Soviet did not issue a statement. The Moscow correspondent of the London Times says the Russians are impressed by the British determination to maintain the balance of power in Europe, but appear resolved to avoid entanglements in Europe as far as possible. The 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 to smash the aggressor. The Warsaw newspaper Jurjer Warzawski reports that M. Umansky (Soviet Ambassador at Washington), arrived in Moscow to-day conveying Mr. Roosevelt's personal wishes to M. Stalin for the success of the British, French and Russian talks. FRESH INSTRUCTIONS TO AMBASSADOR Received July 18, 10.30 p.m. LONDON. July 18. The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, stated in the House of Commons that, fresh instructions had been sent to the British Ambassador at Moscow, Sir William Seeds, but he was not yet in a position to add to tire recent statements with reference to the Moscow negotiations.