Josef Beck, Polish Foreign Minister, will perhaps mark a decisive stage in the development of international events political quarters declared today. Col. Beck's trip to Britain was planned before the latest Czech crisis, but as Mr. Chamberlain extended Britain's guarantee of assistance if Poland were attacked, a new basis for conversations has been established.
This unilateral British guarantee will be fully discussed when conversations are initiated tomorrow by Col. Beck and Lord Halifax, British Foreign Secretary. Extension of ritish assistance depends exclusively on Warsaw, as made clear by Mr. Chamberlain. Possible guarantees or surances to be given in return by Poland, will also be studied. accepting them.
Diplomatic circles are convinced that Poland will refuse to heed Italy's counsel to reject the British suggestions, since, they state, Italy would not intervene in any way if danger were to threaten Poland—Havas.
Other problems may include the questions of Polish-Soviet, Polish-Rumanian and Polish-Lithvanian relations, the problems of raw materials, emigration, British credits to Poland and other matters closely concerning both countries.
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