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Show Soviet Assures London of Neutrality, Report Re-port Says By WEBB MILLER LONDON, Sept. 29 (UP) Great Britain and France again today indicated that they would reject nazi-sovlet peace overtures over-tures and it was reported that Russia had assured Britain of her intention to remain neutral neu-tral in the European war. Although the nasi Interpretation of the new German-Russian agreement agree-ment strongly Indicated a Russian threat to aid Adolf Hitler, a reliable re-liable soviet source In London said that the Russian government had emphasised a determination to maintain a neutral position by offering of-fering to open commercial negotiations negotia-tions with the British. Gives Halifax Those assurances were understood under-stood to have been given to British Brit-ish Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax this week by Soviet Ambassador Am-bassador Ivan Maisky. Meanwhile, King George discussed dis-cussed with Prime Minuter Neville Chamberlain the Implications of the German-soviet deal. The Polish Po-lish ambassador. Count Edward Raczynskt, formally, protested to Lord Hsllfax against the agreement agree-ment reached by Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin, the Polish embassy announced. The Polish refugee government regards "this act of brutal violence" vio-lence" as "null and void," the ambassador am-bassador declared shortly after the division of Poland had been announced an-nounced in Moscow. Concrete Plans It was understood that the soviet commercial proposals to 'Britain recently had Included concrete plans for sale of timber, oil and manganese to England. Lord Halifax then was understood under-stood to have asked Maisky to clarify the attitud of the Soviets regarding the European war In general, regarding Poland and regarding re-garding the opening of commercial negotiations with Britain. Maisky consulted his govern-snd govern-snd was said to have replied: 1. The soviet! will remsin neutral neu-tral unless attacked. 2. It is impossible to state the soviet attitude toward Poland because be-cause too many factors are involved. in-volved. (This was before the division di-vision of Poland as announced today.) to-day.) 3. The Soviets are ready to open negotiations as envisaged In preliminary pre-liminary exchanges last spring when a British delegstion visited Moscow. The Soviets also were reported to have assured Britain of their (ConUniwn on Twal (Column Oii I ALLIES TO SPURN PEACEOFFERS KQinll I rnaa rw OmV wBNaMat to tell auch supplies at timber, which ia badly needed here for training camp purposes. Some aourcet believed that tuch talet might cut down on tuppllet needed by Germany at the eoviet production produc-tion cannot at preaent greatly exceed ex-ceed their own needs. It waa undantood tha Brltlth cabinet had met and dlacuated the Russian-German agreement. Two London newapapera reported re-ported that Rutala and Germany would call a peace conference to which a gieat neutral -power pretumably either Italy or the United State would be Invited. Early but apparently reliable Indication! were that Great Britain not only woald reject any peace offer on the basis of Poland's annihilation, an-nihilation, but would reaffirm itt determination to proaecute the war until itt primary aim had been achieved:' the smashing of Hitierism and tha reconttitutlon of the Polish atate. ' A mm nllnaw bv Adolf Hit- er, as soon as Poland had been destroyed, had been anticipated. Indications seemed to be that the stew threat of Russia to join Germany would be ignored or flouted because British authorities authori-ties felt: That Russia was not whole-w-Jiseaseavy swastat Ma iejteiloc till Bat. .2. That even if Stalin sincerely ileal i i il. he would be unable to aid ;Germany effectively either militarily or economically sufficiently suffi-ciently to Influence tha course of lae war tjreatly. 3. That neither Hitler nor Sulla trusted one another sufficiently to permit efJective military coopers-tlemr coopers-tlemr Li-That Hitler could not be too 'comfortable in seeing Russia standing stand-ing at hit buck door looking Into the BaHle through Esthonta. 1 talked Use situation over wltlt two neutral observers who lived for many years In Russia. They greed that tha Russian railroad system, was to disorganized that taltn would be unable to furnish Hitler tha Immense quantities of on and raw materials needed for skow |