Any Move on. Thailand London, Aug. 7.
Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary, speaking in the war debate in the House of Commons yesterday, said it was true that there had been a shift in the balance of the war as a result of the German invasion of Russia, "That shift, has had another con~ Indo-China, it must inevitably give sequence. within Germany herself, rise fo a most serious situation Tre aad: Her by his come between Great Britain and Janan. pletely "unprovoked action fame "extent crossed "and confused Reports Utterly Baseless the fate "of his own' people. He "Sir Robert Craigie then gave to brought them up on tre belief that Admiral 'Poyods' a ott formal as-Communism" was "an enemy." Ho Hirance that all hose. reports of made' a complete change, of. front Brith aggressive " designs" against when two yetrs ago he entered -Into arrangement with Soviet Russia Thailand swore. of courte, wierly baseless, The truth fs that we have He "has now asked his people to follow him'in yet another change. for over a century had friendly re: Inevitably. as'can be geon and even [ations with "Thalland- Our policy felt in. terms of. hn communiques. hhas'na other object then fo maintain that action has crossed and confused those relations, It te no less (rue Sit German faith in its own war pur any adion which would threaten the Independence ana integrity of Thal: Made in Australia "Mfleference have been made, to and" (cheers) would. be matter my speech @ few days nzo.and to the distinction "which, T there sought to Iimedias concern to thi" county. more. particulary "as threatening Australia, which once attended to the peace-time needs raw in cur postwar settlements Security of Singapore: This picture shows @ Bren. gun carrier in one of these factories, a between military. treatment: of Ger Mr, Eden added In. serious tones. was hoisted up for a fina many nnd economic treatment of Ger-hope that these words may yet many. Muiitarily, "every precaution be heeded." that can be devised to see th~: Ger= "Mr. Clement R.. Attlee. - Lord many does not, for the sixth time Privy Seal and Deputy Leader of plunge Europe into" war has of 10 the House of Commons. said the US. Watching Orient be taken (cheers). Te may be that in campaign was no stunt but a Germany there will eventually row spontaneous expression of the Washington. Aug. 7:
split different from this thing which has created Hitler and supports sites and, hopes "of evitizeg. human icings, who longed for deliverance sate: Cordell Hull, "Secretary of
him, 'But_we cannot afford to. take from barbarian rule." sated th press conference yesterday at-any further move south-any' risk in that respect (cheers). On "The nations In Europe." he added. ward by Japan would be a matter of that there can be no wavering. ook to us-not only to destroy' Hit-increasing concern "to. the United Beonomically, "the position is it~ Ierism but' to show, by practice as States Goverment, and stressed that ferent. To put it at its lowest, it Well as by precept, the true. alterna: America's policy had been set forth would' be to our disadvantage and to tive to Hitler's new order, ina statement'by Mr. Sumner Welles, Burope's that Germany should be eco "we cannot' foresee either, the Under-Secretary of State. on July 24. nominally ruined after the war time or circumstances of our victory.
Asked 10 explain the United States attitude in connection "with Mr.
Further Improvement Seen We cannot tell the trials and di: nities that we "have yet to endure Anthony "Eden's statement in the but we know that when the victory "The British Government House of Commons, Mr. Hull said that comes. as come it will. we shall have the United States Government had opportunity for political warfare. that his state of affairs creates an establish a world peace and freedom ake @ Heading part in helping to frequently made plain iis concern Rave made certain changes recently and social justice "Cloud cheers garding steps to carry out a policy of the work for ¢o-ordination and for Eonquest by force on the part of cer-operation of our political warfare. I Nazi Pressure on French Seen fain Powers. and. added that this in-Delieve these changes wilt bring furcluded the Pacife area Making " statement on British rother Improvement. It is certainly true tations with Finland in the House of Mr, Hull refused to Indicate, how= fever, what concrete measures the that we are now entering a period of Commons yesterday. "Mr. Anthony United" States was prepared to greater opportunities. than we have Eden, Foreign Secretary. said that take in the event of fresh develop fad before for political warfare and og recently as July 22, the British ments in the Far East. He merely Tean assure you that so far as the Government "announced they" had Government is concerned we realize decided to maintain diplomatic re~ the opportunity has been given. lations with the Finnish Government "it Is true, ay Mr. Attlee hag said.
On August 1. however. the Finnish that there Is war on two fronts and Minister had called to inform him
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