London, June 3.
The Premier, Mr. Neville Chamber. lain, is leaving London today to spend the week-end at his favourite resort. Chequers, But throughout his stay out of the city, he will be kept informed of all developments in Anglo-Soviet parleys.
Should the official Soviet reply te the latest British proposals arrive after his departure, information will be rushed to him either by telephone er by special despatch.
Meanwhile, Whitehall quarters stated last night that Sir Robert Van, sittart, Chief Diplomatic Adviser to the Government, and not Sir William Strang, Foreign Office Department head, would be sent to Moscow as a special negotiating representative.
Sir Robert would attempt to over. come by personal parleys what discussions through diplomatic channels have to date failed to surmount: the deadlock over the question of British guarantees to the Baltic nations.
Latvian and Esthonian quarters were stated to be not averse to receiving guarantees. But there were difficulties since Finland was apparently opposing any. arrangement which would give her a special position as compared to that of the other Scandinavian countries, it was pointed out.—Havas.
Comment on, Proposals London, June 3.
The Soviet reply to the Anglo-French proposals regarding a tripartite defensive agreement, which reached the Foreign Office late this morning is much more satisfactory than was generally expected.
It does not constitute a criticism of the suggestions as was previously feared in the light of the speech delivered in Moscow by Foreign Commissar Molotov.
On the contrary, it is a study and comment of the proposals, article by article, with concrete suggestions on points considered insufficient by Moscow, on the whole proving the Soviet Government's determination to reach an agreement.—Havas,
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