The Archive · 1938

Concentrations Denied

Berlin, Sept, 10. The semi-official German News Agency here denies London press reports regarding the concentration of German troops on. the frontier between Austria and Czechoslovakia.

Trans-Ocean, He then hailed the solidarity of the friendship between Italy and Gerrany with Japan which is a solid bar-inst the Bolshevist plague in He paid tribute to German war adustness, the army, the air force, and the navy, terming them "The strongest in the world."

He then stressed the unprecedented strength of the German defences and fortifications.

"We do not want to do harm to anybody, but we cannot tolerate anyone doing harm to our German trethern," he exclaimed, to deafening cheers. "We shall reconstruct true peace. But we are ready to follow (Continued on page 8)

London, Sept. 10.

Crowds waiting outside No. 10 Downing Street this morning watched u succession of important visitors entering to interview Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister. in connection with the Czech crisis.

These included Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary; Mr. C. R. Attlee, Leader of the Labour Opposition; Sir Samuel Hoare, the Home Secretary, and Mr. Winston Churchill.

The following statement was issued from Downing Street:—"In view of the statements which have appeared during the last day or so regarding the reported decisions of ministers, it is herein stated authoritatively that no such statements should be regarded as authentic."

The conversations on the Czech ex'sis were continued throughout the morning.

Mr. Churchill, after leaving No. 10, went to the Foreign Office.

Mr. Joseph Kennedy called on Lord Halifax during the morning, and the

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