Washington, July 23.
The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, said yesterday that he had received no information to support the Philadelphia "Inquirer" report from Washington that Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Poland had tentatively agreed to preserve peace in Europe for 25 years.
State Department officials indicated they were highly sceptical regarding the report. One official said that possibly some group or nation with ulterior motives was arousing unwarranted peace hopes by circulating the report.
Another official recalled that President Roosevelt only 24 hours earlier had reiterated his fears that war might come to Europe soon. Consequently, it was said, he could not have been aware of any promising peace move in Europe.—United Press.
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