Paris, Dec. 8.
Two Jewish members of the French Cabinet, who, it was understood prior to the arrival here of Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, were not to have the "honour" of being invited to the dinner at the Quai d'Orsay in honour of the German Foreign Minister, are now to attend the dinner after all Yesterday, they received invitations to the dinner reception, which was held at the Ger Embassy in Paris last night.
Much comment arose over the fact they did not attend the Foreign Office banquet for Herr von Ribbentrap on Tuesday night.
The Foreign Office, questioned on the matter, denied that they had n been invited because they were Jews, stating that only eight Cabinet Mi ster had been invited, these being members with a direct interest in the negotiations.—Reuter. uch bluntness, while emphasising in central and eastern Europe.
German Declaration signed: in Paris yesterday afternoon They believed it would increase the Reich's freedom of action in East Europe, especially Poland and in Rumania Well-informed quarters now understand: that Germany is determined to deal at first hand with the Polish land Rumanian problems and oblige Warsaw to choose between friendship with either Soviet Russia or the Reich.
Poland it is expected, will be asked for her decision as soon as Czecho-German relations are finitely settled after the December 9 visit here by Prague's Foreign Minister, Dr. Frantisek Chvalkovsky.
The press has already launched a most violent campaign against Rumania since the elimination as a power of the Fascist Iron Guard. which favoured a foreign policy based upon the Rome-Berlin axis.
Polish-Soviet rapprochement also roused sharp criticism here, but these have not yet been freely expressed as in the case of Rumania Observers are commenting widely upon the lack of reference' to the Franco-Soviet Pact; it is stated that the Reich's silence on this subject is due to the fact that the Germano-Soviet Rapallo Pact is still in force, not having been denounced to date.—Havas.
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