The Archive · 1939

Paris Press Stresses Historic Declaration By Mr. Chaitiberlain; Radical Change Noted

Paris, Apr. 1.

IL Josef Beck, Polish Foreign Minister, will definitely visit Paris, although the date for his trip here was not decided tative quarters revealed. A date will shortly be set. an historical event of the utmost inipórtance," "authoritative observers said in comirhenting on Mr. Neville Charhberin the House of Commons pledging Britain's deci-all assistance tö Poland if she is attacked.

"This that Britain adópts specific commitments in Eastern pointed out.

Both Britain and Poland have now it traditional polities of "balance, thereby permitting igh of a bloc of peüceful Powers.

Rite quarters remarked, however, that the British to Poland differs from the Franco-Polish alliance in fter is reciprocal whereas Britain's declaration is unilanegotiations may still be n to establish a-new system ba of collect ity, they admitted, 1 pale} "Ow actively being ay "The in "both, Moscow abi new Franco-Rumanian trade kyw Bucharest to de pressure fr. of a new security Europe will prób-Serve to influence Italy's üt-Drs aa Thild-Rumanian relations.

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Paris Press Enthusiastic The leftist "L'Oeuvre" comments:

"tt inay be hoped that utiprécedented diplotiatit events which were, re-fleded in Mr. Charhberlain's anmouhcBHent will give matter for thought to the German Chancellor, who, for the present, is still quietly completing the preparation of enormous military miedsures against Poland" The Comtiunist "L'Hurnanite" detlaréd that "it is not without interest to determine the part Washington had in London's decision which is tantamount to a "Mary allidnet between Great Britain and Polánd."—Havas.

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