The Archive · 1938

Discussions In Lisbon

Lisbon, Oct. 29.

amicals of the Union' of "South Al (rica and Portugal are discussing a AES plan for peoteetion of the pre-jet Teerman "colonies throughout Southwest Africa, it was reported {ence agreement, which is spurred on ty Great Britain's apparent willing-Siphalscuss Here Adot Hitler's The South African Minister of patesce, Mir. Oswald Pirow,, the Portuguese. Premier, Dr, Antonio de Divers Salazar, the "Minister of Colonies, Sr. F. ¥. V. Machado, and the" Colonial Technician, Sr." Jove Rimoda have been discussing "the Nant demands. reported that Mr. Pirow urged opposition to any relinquish ment of the colonies and offered. to Portugal South Africa's "Angora and Hozambique troops for defence of the tation, It is understood that St, Salar informed Mr. Pirow that Portugal would never cede any por tion of territory to anyone at any-{ime under any conditions.

Brith quarters said that the date to" be fixed. for" Britain's approach to Here Hiller regarding the colonial aueston wil await. the arrival Mr. Pirow in "London. was indicated that Ins. Pirow's tos in London developed at great length "on the extent to which Portual will ce-operate. Despite 'St. Salsar's unwillingness io enter" any dear" involving Portuguese' colonies, Int. Neville Chamberlain may redraft his plans in an effort. to advance. a concrete proposal. to. Germany" with: gut the ald of "Portugal—United France Not Considering Cession Paris, Oct. 30, Well-informed circles here do not elleve that France is considering the cession of any part of her colonial territories to Germany, Premier Daladier's speech in Marseilles and the foreign policy motion adopted by the Radical Soclal'st Party Congress asserting that the integrity of France's colonial Empir2 must. be maintained constitute a reply to the campaign started in Berlin with a View to a new distribution of colonies:

favour of Germany.

Lately, a series of trial balloons! have been sent up by the British Dress, but authorized quarters state that the plans are "nere speculation ind have not been approved by the Germany Striving to Save Waste Berlin, Oct. 25, Shortage of certain raw materiale la Germany has been responsible for 4 newly organized campaign for sav-ug waste. Other countries, even, those with inexhaustible supplies of ow materials at their disposal, have in the past been far in advance of Germany in the collection and utillz~ ation of scrap and metal waste, and Germany's imports of scrap in' 1036 were Rin, 85,000,000 in excess of her exports, is reckoned that 4,190 tons of tun are wasted annually' through the thong away Of ola" roth " pate 1Oa00 tons of animal" bones were again in the glue industry on

{upplied in Germany and the remains ing 406000 tons. had to be Imported, whereas there are no ess than 400- tons of bones available annually the gouty. Phe amount of Waste spor saved. has "been raised. from $000 tons in 1036 to: nearly" a mie lion tons." Setap has. been. collected and re-smelted. for some time, and 1080 no less than 9,400,000 tons, er cent. of Germany's total quirements, were supplied at home:

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