Le Nord : revue internationale des Pays de Nord - 01.06.1939, Page 260
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LE NORD
Im Februar wurde auch ein neues
deutsch-islándisches Handelsabkom-
men abgeschlossen. Es handelt sich
dabei in den Hauptziigen um eine
Verlangerung der bisher geltenden
Ordnung. Man nimmt jedoch an,
dass der Vertrag eine Steigerung des
deutsch-islandischen Handelsver-
kehrs im laufenden Jahr zur Folge
haben wird, da er die Erhöhung der
Ausfuhr verschiedener islándischer
Erzeugnisse nach Deutschland er-
möglicht. Das gilt u. a. fiir Eisfisch
und fiir verschiedene Waren, mit
deren Erzeugung Island erst kiirz-
lich begonnen hat, darunter Konser-
ven und Fischmehl als menschliche
Nahrungsmittel.
Pall Jónsson.
The political unrest
in Europe, the feelings
of constant crisis and
of imminent danger of
war, which have char-
acterized the spring of
this year, have na-
NORWAY turally had a great in-
fluence on public opinion in the
small countries. Every party in
Norway has felt that this is not the
moment for spectacular demonstra-
tions, but for silent and serious co-
operation. Political strife has large-
ly been reserved for a future period
of bliss, and the Government has
been in close touch with the parties
in Parliament concerning questions
of foreign policy.
In the month of March, when
Great Britain had offered to gua-
rantee certain States in the south
east of Europe, voices were heard
both in Parliament and in the Press,
suggesting that England should also
guarantee the integrity of the
Northern countries, and more espe-
cially of Norway.
Mr. Hambro, President of the
Storting and chairman of the for-
eign relations committee, in a pub-
lic statement of March 19th de-
clared:
“It has been mentioned in the
House of Commons that England
should guarantee the independence
of the Northern States and assist in
their defence, if, in case of a Euro-
pean war, they should be attacked;
and a distinguished orater in the
House of Lords declared that Eng-
land should be prepared eventually
to send an expeditionary force to
aid the Northern countries. Our
answer is that, naturally, we appre-
ciate highly the sympathy for the
Northern countries underlying such
declarations, but we have not
asked for any such guarantee from
any Power or group of Powers; nor
do we want it. We have never be-
lieved in any kind of guarantee
from any Great Power, and to-day
our confidence in promises of help
from Great Powers is more limited
than it has ever been. Our policy
of neutrality can not be based on
the false feeling of security which