ITALIAN REPLY TO NYON
AGREEMENT
INVITATION
Rejection Except On Terms Of Full Equality
EVENGRANT WOULD NOT NECESSARILY
INDUCE
COOPERATION
Rome, To-day.
LONDON PLEASED
Mr. Anthony Eden's Short Speech-
Mr. Anthony Eden said he would refrain from commenting on the agreement and expressed the hope that the work accomplished would earn the approbation of the world.
The successful and rapid He desired nothing more ardent- ly than co-operation of all interest-clusion to the conference on led countries.
Mediterranean by the signature of
con
the
M. Delbos then declared the con- the Nyon arrangement is welcomed in London.. In a short speech, the British Foreign Secretary said: "I
The Italian reply to the Anglo-French invita-ference tion to join the anti-piracy scheme in the Mediter- ranean, was handed to the British and French di- plomatic representatives here last night.
The reply refuses to adhere to the Nyon pro- posals unless Italy is admitted to patrol of thể Mediterranean on terms of absolute equality.
A communique states that Italy, in agreement with Germany, has replied to the British and French Governments.
closed-Trans-Ocean.
BRITISH FLOTHLA hope our work will be approved by
DISPOSITIONS Forty Ships In The Mediterranean
London, To-day.
the world. There is nothing we would welcome more than the close collaboration of all interested na- tions whether represented here or not in the execution of our deci-
When the Fourth Destroyer sions." Flotilla, which, it was announced It is reported that before the resterday is with HMS. Cairo, Conference adjourned, it empowered flagship of the Commodore, Des-the President to convoke a further troyers, preparing to join the anti-meeting in Geneva to handle the piracy patrol under the Nyon ar-technical details of the arrange-
reaches the Mediter-ment-British Wireless. The Fascist Government examined the Nyon rangement,
ANGLO-FRENCH MEASURES ranean there will be thirty-six Bri- arrangement but the situation which would arise ish destroyers and four leaders in
Paris, To-day. for Italy under it appears unacceptable to her vital those waters..
Immediately following the sign- The present disposition is that ing of the Nyon Pact, the British interests in the Mediterranean.
the Second Destroyer Flotilla is in and French Governments entered wit into communication in order to In addition, the fact that the Mr. Eden concluded by express- the Western Mediterranean greatest amount of traffic runs ing the belief that they had put a half of the Sixth Destroyer Flotilla. take practical measures to carry along her lines of communication stop to submarine piracy in the The other half of the sixth Des-out the agreed control against pir-
troyer Flotilla normally a Home acy in the Mediterranean. would make it necessary that Italy Mediterranean Reuter.
Fleet fotila is on the North According to “Le Journal”, well- should require to have conditions
Coast of Spain.
informed diplomatic circles believe There
are two other Destroyer that the patrol system will come Flotillas in the Mediterranean into force almost at once. Fleet which have been engaged in The same circles affirm that the
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of absolute parity with any other State in any zone in the Mediter
ranean.
REPLY EQUIVOCAL
܀
NO HARD AND FAST LIMITS
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It is noted here that the reply is Plan For Anglo-French carrying out their normal Mediter- naval forces of both powers will
equivocal in that it does not say that granting of parity in Mediter- ranean control would make Italy change her mind. :
Co-operation
London, To-day.
ranean cruises. It is possible that co-operate closely, without assign- these numbers may even be re-ing separate zones to either. The inforced by moving the half flotilla movements of the naval units will on the North Coast of Spain to take be fixed following a previous agree-
ment between the Admiralties of the powers-Trans-Ocean.
British Wireless.
The close co-operation between Britain and France in the Mediter- This inspires press comment and ranean is stressed in informed part in the anti-piracy patrol. leads observers to doubt whether quarters where it is, pointed out Italy will agree to any system of that no hard and fast limits will be control unless belligerent rights assigned to the zones controlled by are accorded to General Franco-the two Powers under the Nyon Reuter.
Agreement.
MANSLAUGHTER
AND MURDER
Masked Highwayman Of The Seas
.
Geneva, To-day. "The problem confronting the Nyon Conference was that of a masked highwayman who does not stop short of manslaughter
and even murder.”
A
In the event of a British warship being nearby when an incident oc- curs it will render assistance even if the aggression takes place in the French zone, and vice versa.
Close co-operation, it is stated, will also extend to the British and French air forces.-Trans-Ocean.
CLOSING SPEECH BY M. DELBOS Russia's Right To Send Warships
So declared the British Foreign
Geneva, To-day. Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, în a broadcast from Geneva last night]
In his closing speech at the Nyoh denouncing the barbarous method Conference, the Chairman, M. Yvon
Delbos (France), said
of these submarine attacks.
that the
Recent attacks, he said, had conference had only solved the sub- shown utter disregard for the rules marine, problem. Other problems remained, which would be shortly of submarine warfare, and consti-
discussed at Geneva. tuted a kind of gangster terrorism:
of the seas.
Since the agreement guaranteed protection of important interna-
They did not take into account tional shipping routes, its import- suffering and loss of life of peace-
ance far exceeded that of a merely ful crews.
regional Convention.
The Soviet Foreign
AUTHORITY TO PATROL
Commissar,
"We do not believe these un-M. Maxim Litvinoff, spoke on the known submarines would, or could, Soviet attitude. continue pirate attacks if these rules are enforced," Mr. Eden de- clared.
He said that Russia's right to send warships s to the Mediter ranean or any other sea could not be contested.
He emphasised that patrol ships were authorised to counter-attack
SPANISH SHIPS and, if possible, to destroy any sub- Saying that the agreement did marine actually engaged in piracy, not recognise the Spanish warring as well as any submarine found so parties as belligerents, M Litvinoff close to the scene of the attack protested that no protection had that there was no reasonable doubt been offered to Spanish Republican
mers.
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