Berlin, Dec. 20.
Declaring that Germany" possessed no technical means of carrying out air attack, Gen. Hermann Goering. Premier of Prussia and Reich Minister of Aviation, ridiculed fears of a German air menace to Great Brital when interviewed here to-day.
is the ardent wish of the "he declared, "that, England and Germany remain on lenns of firm and sincere friendship, lout naturally, on a basis of equality."
'The Prussian Premier said he was convinced that the coming year' would see no international problems which could not be settled peacefully. The German Government, he declared, desired nothing but progress fon the path of peace and internation Referring to the re-armament of Germany, Gen. Goering declared that, if other nations armed for aerial war, Germany must at least be given the right to make industrial preparations in order to guarantee the security of the German people. Tf, however, other nations were willing to disarm their military air-fleets, Germany would be quila agreeable to do the same.
The Prussian Premier concluded by affirming that the German people were behind the Nazi Government and denied reports of dissension in the Cabinet. He stated that Ge: many's economic position, although as serious as everywhere in the: world, had considerably improved recently. He attributed this to the genius of German chemists anc Inventors in steadily overcoming the lack of raw material—Reuter. the Washington treaty was made hero to-day by the Minister for Foreign affairs, M. Pierre Laval—Reuter.
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