"It would then be suggested," the correspondent adds, "that in the spirit of goodwill such as would have been the motive for the German offer, the cause of appeasement should be carried a step further by the return of colonies to Germany."
The writer thinks that the armaments restriction proposition would be inevitably welcomed by Britain and France as a basis for discussion, although cynics might consider it a clever move on Germany's part, in view of the fact that the High Commands of the German Army and Air Force have decided that it would be inadvisable for any further increase in German strength to be undertaken He adds that "not only is financial stringency exerting itself on German policy, but it has been decided that the German aircraft plants must now be overhauled in order that their product may compete with British craft in A pause of at least a year is postulated in this connection.
The correspondent concludes that in both British and French quarters the view is deliberately held that the German suggestion, if duly made, would be a welcome sign of progress towards a settled peace—Reuter.
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