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Western Star, 18 October 1938, Page 3

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NAZI TERMS FOR PEACE.

REPORTED OFFER TO POWERS. DEMAND FOR RETURN OF ALL COLONIES. ' / LONDON, October 16. The Sunday Dispatch asserts that the basisi of a plan that Herr Hitler will shortly propose to Britain and France for-a general settlement includes:

A German, guarantee of the French frontiers. A declaration that the present. British Entire conforms to German intereats.

Air limitation pacts between Britain and Germany and France and Germany. No pacts whatever with Russia. Complete liberty of German action in Eastern Europe. V The return to Germany (in spite of \ the declaration about the British Empire) of her former colonies at ' present mandated, to, Britain and France.'

A, big audience, including uniformed army officers and veterans~"of German colonial wars, assembled at Berlin University to celebrate General Hitter von Epp's ■•■ seventieth birthday. J.he gathering rose to its feet while the idlowing pledge, composed by General von. Epp, who is head of the Reich .Colonial League, was read out:

We promise the Fulirer to use the same energy as our historical forerunners to regain the colonial possessions- they acquired so that, uermany's national humiliation may be removed.

Afterwards they sang the German colonial song. : A South-West Africa .League, cooperating- with Tanganyika,'■ is being formed to oppose any return to Germany y says a message' from Windhoek. It is stated in official circles that Germany has not, made any official approaches to Britain about colonies. It is considered that German expectations might be based on private, remarks in the couruse of the talks between Herr Hitler and the Prime Minister (Mr Neville Chamberlain) at Munich. ■ "Experience has shown these l nings can be adjusted by negotiation,"- saad a spokesman of the German K Foreign Office, commenting on the hostility of the South African Minister of Defence (M r 0. Pirow) to the return of SouthWest "Africa and Tanganyika, He added: "We have heard so much lately about defence by force of 'arms that we did not take such speeches tragically." 'The Australian Associated Press says that reports filtering through from official sources in Germany show mat the impression created in the puolic mind by Mr Chamberlain's talks with Her r Hitler were even deeper tha«_ was at first thought. It is 'stated that the value of * the perosnal contact he nacl ■with Herr Hitler,and the French Pnme Minister (M. Edouard Daladier) was iniestimable. ' The British Consul's offices '••(£ Berlin have been besieged with jcauers signing the ■visitors' books ..with expressions of gratitude while hundreds of pounds have been subscribed v.o vhe thanks-offering fund for • distressed Britons;'in Germany.