Y London, Mar. 2. "The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain was asked in the House of Commons to-day whether following the German Chancellor's speech on February 20 stating the determination of Germany to recover her former Colonies, the Government had received any official intimation from the German Government regarding the return to them of these Colonies, and whether the Government had any proposals in mind to resolve this question either by unilateral conversations with Germany or in conjunction with other Powers.
Mr. Chamberlain replied that if the question was whether a communication from the German Government on this matter had been made supplementary to the Chancellor's speech, the answer is in the negative and, regarding the second part of the question, he had nothing to add to what he had previously said on this subject.
The Government would continue io watch what went on in Austria with the greatest possible attention and interest, the Prime Minister replied when questioned on the Agreement between Austria and Germany.
"In thìs, connection," Mr. Chamberlain declared, "the Government obviously cannot disinterest itself in events in central Europe, if only for the reason that the object of all its policy is to assist in the establishment of a greater sense of security and confidence in Europe.
The Prime Minister said he was glad to note from the speech made by Herr Hitler on February 20, that the Austro-German arrangements to be considered included an extension of the frame-work of the Austro-German Agreement of July, 1936, which contained a provision for the recognition of the full sovereignty of Austria by the German Government. There, he thought, they must leave the matter for the present.
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