Paris Press Uneasy over Herr von Ribbentrop's Visit; Parleys May Cover Spain, Trade Issues Paris, Dec. 6.
CCOMPANIED by his wife and a large staff, Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, the German Foreign Minister, arrived this morning at the Gare Jes Invalides after an uneventful trip from Berlin.
The station was heavily guarded outside and inside.
The Police did not permit crowds to collect.
The two routes to the Hotel Crillon, where the German statesman is staying, were heavily guarded. People did not know beforehand which one would be taken.
The exact nature of the discussions which Herr von Ribbentrop will have here is being kept a jealously guarded secret. The German aim, official quarters in Berlin state, is to improve Franco-German relations on the lines of the Anglo-German declaration at. Munich. French circles believe, however, that Herr von Ribbentrap will try to extend the conversations further, and it is believed that he will try to reassure French ministers on the "Franco-phebe" passages in "Mein Kampf."
They also believe that he will give re-assurances on the significance of Germany's eastward penetration, while it is expected that the French will raise the question of Spain, and enquire whether the Reich supports the latest Italian demands in the Mediterranean.
Franco-German press and commercial relations will also probably be discussed.
The German Minister and his wife
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