FRANCO-ITALIAN TALKS
Assurances Against Sending More Troops To Spain
LONDON WELCOMES
TREND OF THE DISCUSSIONS
London, To-day.
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The Franco-Italian talks at Geneva yesterday, here which were the subject of an informal talk be tween the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Anthony Eden, and the French Ambassador, M. Charles Corbin, landed in Lincolnshire-Reuter. yesterday morning, are welcomed in London.
It is reported that the Italian delegate, Signor
NINE POWER
Bavascoppa, stated that Signor Mussolini would be SIGNATORIES willing to give assurances that he would not send more Italian troops to Spain, and British circles
hope that the vital question of withdrawing volun- TALK AND TALK
teers may be reopened soon.
Washington, To-day.
TERRORIST SENTENCED
Ceret, To-day.
An Italian terrorist, Gardella, who is alleged to have been con cerned in the recent bomb out- rages in Paris, was yesterday sen- tenced to three years' imprison- ment
Gardella gave evidence that when he lived in Italy, a Spaniard nam- ed Armando Ruiz had asked him on behalf of General Franco to per- petrate a series of bomb outrages in France.
Being out of work he agreed and went to Marseilles, where he met an Italian named Carlo Altemonte. SEVERAL BOMBS
Altemonte, he said, gave him se- veral bombs and asked him to blow
P the Spanish Consulate at Tou- louse and the military hospital at Perpignan, but he refused activities in re-
It is understood that the French The talks are regarded as a ñe-l
It is authoritatively learned that Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, cessary preliminary to the naval the United States and other leading spoke very frankly to Signor Bavas-experts conference to be held in signatories of the Nine Power Pact coppa about the misgivings which Paris and the situation is consi- have been exchanging information maintenance of a large Italian army dered to be very much more hope-concerning their a on the other side of the Pyrenees ful--Renter would create in France-Reuter.
WITHDRAWAL DISCUSSION :
DENIED
Geneva, To-day-
the
BRITAIN ALSO GIVEN
ASSURANCES
London, To-day.
spect of the Sino-Japanese confici in the last few days.
It is stated, however, that the United States has made no move towards invocation of the Treaty and has not been informed of any
Ruiz and Altemonte were esch sentenced to five years' imprison ment in their absence Reuter.
GERMANY'S
intentions of so doing on the part EXPLANATION
of the other signatories. Reuter.
County Rugger
Geneva, To-day.
Germany's inability to accept the
to sit on the adviso
on the Sino-Japanese
conflict is due to her general atri- tude to the League.
It is understood that the ques tion of withdrawal of Italian volum- teers from Spain was raised in the course of the talks between French Foreign Minister, M. Yvon Delbos, and the Italian delegate, Assurances that Italy would send
London, To-day. Signor Bovascoppa, but Italian cirno more. "Volunteers" to Spain, Yorkshire defeated Somerset yes- ales deny that Italy has embarked similar to those which, it is under-terday by 13 points to 6 in a friend-a Note from the German Const on negotiations for their withdrawal.stood, were given to M. Delbos at
ly inter-county They point out Signor Mussolini's Geneva by Signor Bovascoppa were, Renter previous declaration that volunteers it is learned, confirmed in Rome are now under General Franco's yesterday by the Italian Foreign orders, and suggest that the matter Minister to the British Charge should be appropriately discussed at d'Affaires. the non-intervention committee or with General Franco-Reuter.
EDEN-CORBIN TALKS
The British Government has been kept informed of the conversations between the Italian Permanent Dele- gate at Geneva and the French Foreign Minister and in London London, To-day. these exchanges and the prospects Informed quarters here state that they hold out of Franco-Italian dis- the conversation between Mr. Eden cassions which might lead to and M. Corbin, which followed im-wider agreements on Spain are ná- mediately on a conversation between turally welcomed.
the Foreign Secretary and the The Nyon Arrangement, in which Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Cham-it is hoped Italian collaboration berlain, was not confined to Medi-will now be forthcoming, has made terranean problems but extended to an important contribution towards the question of volunteers in Spain. restoring the situation at sea, re- It is affirmed that M Corbin ex-sulting from the Spanish conflict pressed the standpoint of the and it should be possible, as a re- French Government that further sult, to take up again the question, Italian reinforcements for General on the importance of which the British Government have never Franco could not be tolerated under ceased to lay stress, namely, th any circumstances.-Trans-Ocean.
BALEARIC ISLES
No Italian Intention. Of Occupation
London, To-day.
withdrawal of foreigners engaged. on either side in the civil war in Spain.
DISTINCT ADVANCE
If friendly discussions between the French and Italian Govern- ments can make easier progress on this question the view in well- informed circles in London is that
It is understood that the future the way would be opened up for a of the Balearic Isles was among the distinct advance in general Euro- points of discussion between the pean appeasement.
French and Italian delegates at at the same time, there is no dis- Geneva.
position to underrate the difficul- According to reliable quarters, ties still to be overcome. But the the Italian delegate reiterated that difficulties become less formidable Italy has no intention of occupying when tackled with goodwill and it the Balearic Islands, has no terri-lis in that connection that London torial aims whatsoever in Spain, sees the potential importance of the and will not send further troops to developments of the last few days. Spain.
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