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28 Sep 1938
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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Sep 28, 1938
Page
1
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Prague reports Czech Poland talks to ease dispute and ask Hungary for minority talks. Czech Ambassador Mazaryk in London delivers note to Lord Halifax stating Hitler's demands are unacceptable and will be resisted. Paris notes President Lebrun presides over a Council of Ministers meeting.
Reports from London and Paris describe full defence preparations as Britain and France mobilize civil and military units. Chamberslain and Daladier pursue peace efforts while anti aircraft, coast guard and Observer Corps are recalled. Paris evacuates civilians and moves government south, with schools closed and paintings moved to bomb shelters.
Britain mobilises for war as government readies main lines for national manpower, civilian evacuation from London, and 3 500 000 evacuees in 72 hours. Buses converted to ambulances, trenches dug, gas masks issued, and schoolchildren to be evacuated. officials urge rapid shelter building and mass mobilization nationwide.
Diplomatic reports say Hitler faced growing internal resistance to war before his speech. Explosions hit German armament plants including a large Saxony chemical works, with incidents in Upper Austria. Bavarian army units protested, and similar unrest touched Styria near Vienna. Sabotage hit Brumm motor works where aeroplane production is underway as workers demand peace and fair wages.
The Times reports Sir Horace Wilson carried a letter to Hitler urging restraint while opening space for settlement. London notes Britain and France would back Anglo-French proposals, ready to modify timing and cession plans in Sudetenland. Germany warned that unprovoked war would trigger a united Allied response. If Hitler negotiates, war might still be averted.
Chamberlain voiced willingness to push for a peace based on German promises, while Paris and Berlin report intensified mobilisations and Anglo French unity. Daladier and Bennett sought guidance from Paris as Britain funds crisis measures and Berlin notes Prague’s breach over Sudetenland. Egypt’s Mahmoud Pasha pledges duty while hoping diplomacy prevails.
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