in spite of fresh difficulties, would
still be prepared to intervene again on the lines of its
original proposal for the calling of a conference ......... 381
353 M. LÉON NOËL-Warsaw, September 2
German aircraft continues to cause casualties among the
civilian population ....................................... 382
354 M. CORBIN-London, September 2
The British Government considers that the existing situation
cannot be allowed to continue, and is of the opinion that
there can be no question of entering into any negotiations
before Polish territory has been evacuated by German troops 382
355 M. ALBERT LEBRUN, PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC-
Paris September 2
Message from the President of the Republic to Parliament .. 383
356 DECLARATION OF THE GOVERNMENT-Paris, September 2
Declaration read to the Chamber of Deputies by M. Daladier,
President of the Council of Ministers, and to the Senate by
M. Chautemps, Vice President ofthe Council of Ministers .. 384
357 M. CORBIN-London, September 2
The forceful attitude of Mr. Chamberlain's Cabinet corres-
ponds with the unanimous feelings of Parliament and of the
entire British nation ..................................... 392
358 M. COULONDRE-Berlin, September 2
The Polish Ambassador in Berlin has now left Germany ...... 393
359 M. COULONDRE-Berlin, September 2
At 1.30 p.m. neither the French nor the British Ambassador
has received a reply from the German Government ........... 394
360 M. FRANÇOIS-PONCET-Rome, September 2
At 2 p.m. Count Ciano reports to the French Ambassador in
Rome that he has had Herr Hitler informed this morning of
the Italian proposal for conference. The Führer has not re-
jected this suggestion out of hand, but he would like to
know if the French and British notes of September 1 were to
be characterised as an ultimatum, leaving him until midday
on