The Archive · 1938

London, Dee. 18

The Berlin correspondent of the "Sunday Times" states today that a definite movement has been launched there for the inauguration of an independent Ukrainian State, which to include Ruthenfa as well as exten sive regions of Poland, Russia and part of" Rumania, "A Confidential Ukraninian Bureau" has been opened in Berlin, the correspondent asserts, by Dr. Mikkola Suschko, who is believed to be an ox-ameer of the Ukrainian Army, All stateless" Ukrainians have been asked to register at the Bureau.

At the same time, the Warsaw cor respondent of the' "Sunday Timee" declares that political circles are astonished at the haste of the Nazt authorities In organizing the 40,000, Ukrainians resident in Germainy.

Dr. Rosenberg, Herr Hitler's Chief Lieutenant for Ukrainian Affairs, has created a special Ukrainian department in Berlin, to ce-operate with the "Confidential Ukrainian Bureau." Its stated in Warsaw that all young Ukrainians in Germany will undergo military training in special schools, one of which, for emeers, is eaid to have been opened in Danzig, The Polish Government has sharply protested 10 Prague against antic Polish Ukrainian propaganda in Cze-

Effects of China War On Foreign Interests Paris, Dec. 14. The For Eastern conflict and its effect upon foreign interests in China, the close Franco-British entente, and the new Franco-German "non-aggression" Declaration were matters dealt with today by M. Georges Bonnet, the Foreign Minister, in his speech before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. He mitted that Sino-Japanese hostilities had imperilled European interests in China, but added that the question was not especially a French problem but rather one of international scope.

'M, Bonnet then recalled the words of the British Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, that "Our relations with France are so close as to go beyond mere legal obligations og they are founded upon an identity of interests." In reply, M. Bonnet said he could only repeat the words of M, Yvon Delbos, then Foreign Minister, who had answered a speech made by the then British Foreign Seretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, Leamington, on December 4, 1930, Int. Bonnet reiterated M. Delbos' words, declare in the name of the French Government that all the forces of France would immediately and spon taneously be utilized for the defence of Great Britain in the event of unprovoked aggression Hallan Claims Rejected Turning to the recent Italian claims" upon France, M. Bonnet tasselied that it should be clearly understood that France would never agree to surrender the slightest part of her territory to Italy. Any such claim would only lead to war—Havas.

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