The Archive · 1941

Britain Still Mystified

London, May 19 Britain's new national game of "Hess-Guessing" reached new heights yesterday with commentators relating the mystery flight to everything from schizophrenia (split-personality) to a secret mission ordered by Chancellor Adolf Hitler.

The Government disclaimed all responsibility for speculation. and the Ministry of Information issued a communique stating that none of statements attributed to Herr from official sources at present have al confirmation, peared that the winner of the guessing game would be decided when Mr. Winston Churchill. the Prime Minister. makes his promised statement to the House of Commons: Intelligence officers, however, we! minutely checking the statements by Herr Hess in regard to their value and reliability. er minatory handling of raw materials coupled ith adequate financial arrangements to ena! continuous de-lopment of producti of various nations.

He pointed out. however, that this programme would be dependent on elimination of "military danger and political intrigue" which at present constitutes a scourge to the world.

Mr. Hull cited the fate of the various Axis-dominated nations of Europe, declaring that trade among these nations "has been reduced essential: to enforced barter. without the slightest pretence of promoting mutually profitable trade." He pointed out that the present system "is based on the principle. not of economic cooperation. tut of economic spoilt The Secretary of State warned. however. that it was useless to plan a foreign trade programme unless th democracies secured a favourable outcome of the w "The s o

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