The Archive · 1939

Return Believed Settled

Berlin, Mar. 21

The belief is growing in political circles here that the return of Memel to Germany, to all intents and purposes, was settled during the interview yesterday between Herr Joachim Ribbentrop, the Foreign Minister, ud M. Joseph Urbsys, the Lithuan-Foreign Minister. The visit is described as a courtesy call, but it ted three-quarters of an hour:—Reuter, Wim a view t0 promoting wide-bread publicity work in villages nang the broad masses of the ese people, all sorts of talented lose youths are now being enlisted the Three People's Principles Youth Corps in Chungking, says a Chinese message to the "Wen Wei Pao." Musicians, theatrical troupers artists, photographers, and other amateur talents are now being called Jor by the corps. The corps will be organized in small groups comprising the above talents, and after a period of preparation, sent to villages in the inland to conduct publicity campaigns, the report states. economic collaboration has been frustrated by Germany's action last week, end it is dificult to say when our attempts can easily be resumed.

"The British Government has not failed to draw a moral from these events, and has lost no time in placing themselves in close and practical consultation with the Dominions, and the other Governments concerned, on the issues which have suddenly been made so plain.

"History records many attempts to impose domination on Eurdpe—but all have terminated in disaster.

The German people, if history is any guide, will regret their action against Czechoslovakia."

In the earlier part of his speech, Lord Halifax stated that one of the two main aims of the Munich Agreement, that of giving more security to the people of Europe, had been, as they could all observe, disastrously belied by events

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