Berlin, Sept, 14.
A report published today by French newspapers that the frontier between Germany and Czechoslovakia had been closed, is denied by the semi-official German news agency which likewise denies rumours of an imminent forthcoming declaration on the Czechoslovak problem by U.S. Cruiser Sails Sir Thomas Inskip, Minister for the Ca-ordination of Defence; Mr. Leslie Here-Belisha, Minister for War; Mr. A. Duff-Cooper, First Lord of Admiraky, and Sir Kingsley Wood, Secretary of State for Air, with certain staff chiefs arrived at No. 10 Downing Street, last night.
They entered into a conference with Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister and, others.
The "Big Four" British Ministers continued their consideration of Herr Hitler's speech.
After mature reflection, the impression left in authoritative quarters was that no doors had been finally banged, and that perhaps the door of settlement may have been held ajar, since it is possible that the negotiations may' continue, states Reuters Diplomatic correspondent. Nevertheless the speech has not solved any problem, nor contained any concrete suggestion of how the way might be cleared for reaching a solution.
It is held in official circles here that the speech has done little to remove the menace which has been causing the world so much anxiety.
The immediate sequel to the speech has been a series of grave incidents in Czechoslovakia, of which, perhaps, the full result has not yet been seen. These incidents are taken as proof of the highly charged atmosphere in which calmness in the treatment of the situation is necessary.
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