Berlin; July 23.
Diplomatic and political circles in Berlin show extraordinary reserve in pressing an opinion on the international situation created by the visit of the British Sovereigns to Paris and of that of Captain Fritz Wiedemann to London.
The German press, it is true, reported the royal visit exhaustively and with friendly neutrality and also dealt at length with the political conversations conducted in Paris but fon the other hand is entirely silent about questions, discussed so eagerly in Paris and London in the last few days, concerning a three to five-year non-aggression act alleged to be planned between Germany and Czechoslovakia and of a reputed new attempt to arrange a pact among the four European western Powers, Political circles here recall the sharp oficial denial issued on Tuesday night in which it was expressly clared that the report that Capt, Wiedemann had submitted to Lord Halifax the offer of a four-Power pact was pure invention. Capt. Wiedemann's visit to London does not figure in the German press at all.
In February this year in his great Reichstag speech, Herr Adolf Hitler announced his decision to enter upon direct negotiations if it were not possible to prevent the press of other countries from an unfriendly Inter ference in pending negotiations.
Nevertheless, considerable attention paid by Berlin political circles to tide in the "Deutsche Zeitung" this morning in fal fundamental principles are enunciated which, in the opinion this very well-informed organ, would have to be accepted before there could be any fruitful Anglo-German conversations about a permanent solution of current problems, 'The "Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung' cites the objections, which in the German view, arise from the fact that the British and French Governments again and again informed the Prague Government that Britain and France are determined to adhere to their treaty obligations, "According to the German view," declares the paper, "this continual emphasis on obligations towards Czechoslovakia must be Interpreted by the war party in Prague asthe granting of carte blanche. At all events, the developments in the Sudeten German question since May 21 furnish no proof that [the advises given by Britain and France regarding the nationalities statute had made any special impression in Prague but rather that certain particular group there believes itself to be in possession of a carte blanche" stakes." and is playing the game for high
Further, the paper shows that Berlin, political circles are not inclined to overestimate the results of the visit of
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