The Archive · 1939

Sunday's Consultations

Intensive political activity prevailed in London all Sunday afternoon. Sir Nevile Henderson, recalled Ambassador to Germany, arrived at Victoria Station at 3.37 p.m. and immediately called upon Lord Halifax with whom he conferred for 45 minutes, A ministerial conference was then held at No. 10 Downing Street, where Mr. Chamberlain met Lord Halifax. with the British Prime in dr, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, meeting of the Australian Cab-been summoned for tomor-for the purpose of the international situation.

Sir John Simon, Admiral Lord Chatfield, Mr. Oliver Stanley, Lord Stan-hoi Sir Thomas Inskip Sir Alexander Cadogan and Sir Horace Wilson.

The King granted an audience to the Prime Minister between 6 and 7 p.m. shortly after he returned to Buckingham Palace at about 5 o'clock.

At the Foreign Office, besides receiving Sir Nevile Henderson, Lord Halifax had a busy Sunday afternoon for he received M. Ivan Maisky, Soviet Ambassador, prior to going to No. 10. Mr. Maisky communicated to Lord Halifax the text of Moscow's Note to Berlin whereby the Soviets refused to recognize the annexation of Bohemia and Moravia.

Johannesburg, Mar. 20.

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7 of colonies to Germany should of the be now, is expressed by the "Mail" here. It is by no means that such a step would lead

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