The Archive · 1939

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Poland's Foreign Minister Reaches London to Talk With Mr. Chamberlain

London, Oct. 12.

The Polish Foreign Minister, M. August Zaleski, arrived here yesterday on a three-day visit in order to discuss with Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, and Lord Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, Allied war views and the future conduct of the war.

Among those who met M. Zaleski at the aerodrome were the Polish Ambassador, Count Raczynski, and Mr. Oliver Harvey, representing Lord Halifax.

The visitor called at the Foreign Office in the afternoon and had a long conversation with the Foreign Secretary.

Later, he proceeded to No. 10 Dówhing Street, where be saw Mr, Chamberlain. important Dinner In the evening Count Raezynski gave a dinner for M. Zaleski at the Polish Embassy, when among those present were Lord Halifax; Sir John Simon, Chahcellor of the Exchequer Mr. C. R. Attlee, the Labour leader; Sir Archibald BinélaiF, leder of the Liberal Part; Sit Howard Kennatd, British Ambassador to Poland; General Carton de Wiart (Belgium) Viscount Cecil, Chairman of the League of Nations Unions; Lord Camrose and Lord Melchett.

Mr. R. A, Butler, Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, announced in the House of Commons yesterday that the British Goverhment had recognized the new Polish President, M. Wladyslaw Raeekiewicz, and that Sir Howard Kennard wotild proceed to France shüttly to resume his duties as His Majesty's Ambassador ât the seat of the Polish Govérnient= Reuter.

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