Prague, July 26. The Czech attitude towards the British initiative in sending the former president of the Board of Trade, Lord Runciman, to Prague as advisor and arbitrator in the minorities conflict is revealed in a statement issued today by the Czech Press Bureau, which is directed by the Premier's office and in an obviously inspired article appearing in the "Lidove Noviny," which usually expresses the views of the Czech Pres ident, Dr, Edward Benes, and the Foreign Minister, Dr, Milan Krofta.
The Press Bureau confines its statement to the mere assertion that Lord Runciman will come to Prague as advisor to the Czech government and to a repetition of British press comments on the subject The "Lidove Noviny" however points out with some emphasis that Lord Runciman's mission will be merely that of an observer and that he will have no special powers of any kind, He would have to recognize the solution proposed by the Czechs and also the impossibility of fulfilling the demands of Herr Konrad Henlein which would in reality lead to an administrative and political disintegration of the state.
The paper adds that Lord Runciman would be welcome in Prague as an observer who "will supply his government with an accurate report and thereby augment the truthful information which the British government has already received from its Minister in Prague."
The "Lidove Noviny" adds a note of warning however in advising Lord Runciman that the tasks of such an observer must be so well defined as to leave no room for misunderstanding regarding the observative and informative character of his mission.
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