U, S, Fearful Over Colonies Cession London, Nov. 27.
'American naval authorities have! told British and. French diplomatic agents that the transfer to the U.S. fof these two countries' naval bases the West Indies would be necessary ensure America's security if tLe Reich obtained colonies on the West Aftican coast, it was stated in well-informed quarters here tonight.
American quarters voice great anxiety over reports that Mr. Oswald [Pirow, South African National [tence Minister, has suggested to Herr Adolf Hitler the transfer to Germany of part of the Cameroons, the Belgian Congo, Angola and of South-west Atria They stress that the United States would be obliged to take precautionary measures if such transfers were ever Jearried out.
The whole problem will most likely. be discussed at the impending Pan-'American Conference in Lima at the Jsame time it is understood as the Jquestion of German political and economic penetration "in South} America, The Lima Conference is expected] to result in the creation at least of permanent "association committee" including the Foreign Ministers of elt the American countries.
The objects of such a committee} would be the safeguarding of the [Monroe Doctrine and. the checking, not only of un-American diplomatic {interference on the American conment, Dut also of un-American in-'Quence and propaganda in matters of home poliey.—Havas.
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