Salt Lake Telegram | 1940-10-23 | Page 4 | Nazis Hail Hitler Parley as Reply to Chruchill

p Nazis Hail Hitler Parley As Reply to Churchill BERLIN Oct 23 AP AP-Adolf AP Adolf Hitler's meeting Tue Tuesday day I with Frances France's vice premier Pierre Laval is described by br au authorized authorized authorized au- au German sour sources es as as' as the best answer to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's s 's efforts to stir up the French against the axis powers Beyond this statement these sources declined to go Wednesday but there was little doubt in the minds of observers that the French and German governments were working to place their relations on ona ona ona a new basis and if possible emerge from the present twi twilight stage of armistice in which there still is no formally signed p peace ace Peace on the continent has been a a watchword of the German foreign office for some time The Laval Hitler-Laval meeting may safely saMy ly lybe be termed another effort at European European European Eu Eu- continental pacification under under under un un- un- un der the axis leadership Paris Faris Return Seen Circles generally regarded as aswell aswell aswell well informed voiced the opinion the meeting might result in bringing bringing bringing bring bring- ing France closer to axis policy and enable her government to return return return re re- turn to Paris The authoritative commentary service Dienst Aus Deutschland ASserted asserted asserted as AS- the he Laval Hitler meeting was a a refutation of of the claim that Ger Germany any desires s to destroy France The service continued cautiously presence at the meetIng meeting meeting meet- meet Ing of German and French statesmen statesmen statesmen states states- men at least raises the legitimate q question estion whether and to what extent extent ex ex- ex tent a change in German Franco-German relations and in Frances France's position position position tion with reference to the Europe that is in the making may ensue en en- sue sue The service hinted efforts of German diplomacy will not halt at atthe atthe atthe the conclusion of a satisfactory I arrangement nt with France