Berlin, Oct. 18. sels regarding the Belgian Govern-Reports received here from Brus ment's plans for the immediate of advane-
are causing grave apprehensions in forts to the East of Gileppe German political circles.
It is pointed out that result of the new fortification, the city of Aachen and the connected with the new Franco-" [German estrangement which a few. weeks. ago. arose in connection with the preliminary conversations "re= garding the German parity' claim, Jand the premature publication of* the contents of the confidential Ger-' man aide memoirs of August 29.
The French "Ambassadors Madvid and Brussels, M. Hevbette land Corbin, respectively, ave men: tioned as his most likely successors, while the latter will. probably be transferred to Rome, succeeding M, Beaumarchais. Tra range of gun fire from th fortifications and be tht merey of Belgium's military chine which Germany has no mean: of countering. This latest development ju the armaments policy of one of Germany's neighbours lends, is emphasised, further force to the German argument for arma. ment parity.—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.
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