London, Jan. 19 Politicians here stated that the Ministry of Dominions and represent atives of the various Dominions will discuss next week whether Great Britain might take part In a reconstruction of the former German col onial empire.
The same sources indicated that 9 preliminary examination of this ques~ tion will later permit the government to negotiate with other powers the details of 'a plan to return some former German colonies 16 the Reich, This plan will be submitted to. the Reich government when agreed spon, The return of these colonies, however, will be subordinated to the general settlement of all outstanding European differences. It is understood that such an initiative was foreseen inthe recent Anglo-French talks Great Britain is mainly determined to keep those colonies necessary {or strategical reasons, future efforts by Britain will be mainly concentrated on Berlin and not on Rome, Ti Duce's attitude having precluded an Anglo-Italian rapprochement at present, Count Dino Grandi, the Italian Ambassador to the Court of St. James, Feturned here from Italy where ho was on holiday yesterday afternoon.
He visited Mr. Anthony Eden, the British Foreign Secretary, this morning, and discussed with him" the prospects of a settlement of the outstanding differences between th two countries. The general opinion here is that Great Britain is not willing to consider this ps Ttaly's economic position is considered as extremely: diticult- especially following, the new naval constnuetion plan, is believed that Anglo-Italian negotiations, if they start at all, will not take place before several month have passed.—Havas,
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