Herr Konrad Henlein Returns Convinced Britain Will Not Allow European Disturbance Prague, May 16.
CEP satisfaction with his talks in London was expressed by Herr Konrad Henlein, Leader of the Sudeten German. Party in Czechoslovakia, on his return here last evening from a secret and brief visit 10 the British capital.
Herr Henlein is reported to have gained the impression that Great Britain would not allow the peace of Europe to be disturbed. and that, therefore, the claims of Sudeten Germans could be settled only be negotiation. Consequently, it is hoped that the political situation in Czechoslovakia will be much eased.
M. Hamil Krofta, the Czech Foreign Minister, saw the British and French Ministers in Prague yesterday and promised to do everything to satisfy the demands of the Sudeten Germans.
He is understood to have stated that the nationality statute would provide proportional representation for the German population in all spheres of public administration and some form self-administration, probably by Increasing the powers of local coun-oils, including control of the police—
Reuter.
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