The Archive · 1940

German Allegation Denied

Brussels, Jan. 17.

Accusations made by the official German news agency, D.N.B, met with categorical refutation yesterday from ihe semi-official Belgian news agency, Belga. Dealing with D.N.B.'s allegations that Britain and France wished to provoke Germany to take action elsewhere than along the Maginot Line by spreading alarmist reports in Belgium and the Neiücrlands, Belga asserted: "No information has been received by personaiities here to confirm the theory put forward by D.N.B."

Parleys held yesterday afternoon py the Foreign Minister, M. Paul-Henri Spaak with the French, British and German Ambassadors to Belgium, tended to confirm impressions that the situation is easing, the usually well-informed newspaper "Vingtieme Siccle" reported this morning. The three envoys were informed of the precautionary military measures enforced by the Government, the newspaper added, for their three countries had offered Belgium formal guarantees of her neutrality.—Havas.

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