In a declaration issued, here today surprise is expressed at a statement made in London that the British Government's view on the refusal of the Sudeten "Germans to negotiate with the Czech Government without certain guarantees is "putting the fort before the horse."
'The British Government, in view lot the political crisis, the declaration Sales, overlooks the' fact that the so-called cordial reply of the Czech Government to the demarche. of London' is in direct contradiction with the real situation in Czechoslovakia.
The Document then refers to, the "4errorization an provocation" of Sudeten Germans, and the deaths of two German motor-cyclists in Eger.
High Government officials worked all night at the Wilhelmstrasse, The Foreign Oflce was ablaze with Whaitehaly Unusually Busy London, May 22, The tense situation in Europe had reaction in Whitehall today, where there was unaccustomed activity for a Sunday.
Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister, accompanied by his staff of secretaries, interrupted -a week-end holiday (6 return to Number 10, Downing Street, Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, attended at the Foreign Ome at 1218 pam, and was later joined by Sir Sohn Simon, Chancellor of the Ex-
Herr Dirksen, German Ambassador Great Britain, arrived soon after noon, and conferred with Lord tfatitax, remaining with the Foreign Secretary for one hour, Present at the conversations was Sir Robert Vansittart, Permanent Under-Secre~ ary of State for Foreign Affairs Sir John Simon, in the meantime had Jeff for Number °10, Downing Street, where he conferred with the Premier.~—Reuiter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.