The meeting of the Council of the League of Nations opening today has overshadowed the question of Czeehoslovakia, in connection with which the League is expected largely to mark time until the issue has become clearer.
It is felt here that the League' has never met under a darker, sky or with more doubtful omens.
M. Joseph Avenol, Secretary-General of the League, is reported to have told a meeting of higher officials yesterday that the present session of the Council is not only the most important in the history of the League but the most vital for the world and peace.
While the situation is viewed here. as in London, with calmness and hope, the greatest weight is attached to the talks expected to take place between the British and French Foreign Ministers.
It is officially stated in Paris today that, although M. Georges Bonnet has not yet made up his mind, the fact that Lord Halifax (Britain), Colonel Joseph Beck (Poland) and M. Paul Benn Spaak (Belgium) have delayed their departures makes it appear unlikely that the French Foreign Minister will leave for Geneva tonight.—
Reuter.
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