The Archive · 1938

Britain Will Not Take

Coercive Action

Volunteer Withdrawals As Basic Appeasement Policy London, June 11, Britain will not take the slightest coercive on against the Spanish Nationalists despite the attacks by Nationalis; aircraft on British vessels. in Spanish ports, politicians here assert with absolute conviction today, They also declare that the policy of the rime Minister, Mr, Neville Chamberlain, will remain one of efforts for speedy materialization Sudeten Memorandum Accepted as Basis for Prague Negotiations Britain's "Good Offices" with Berlin and Czech Governments Welcomed; Slovaks to Vote Today of the withdrawal of foreign volunteers from Spain, This would aid greatly in easing international tension, Diplomats note with interest that Lord Plymouth, Chairman of the Non-Intervention Committee, held a long conference this aWernoon Prague, June 11.

The Czechoslovakian Government has agreed in principle that the Sudeten German memorandum, incorporating the recent eight demands made by the Sudeten leader, Herr Konrad Henlein, shall serve as a basis for discussion of the Sudeten German problem in Czechoslovakia Reuter

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