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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 1, 1987.
TENSION IN THE COMMONS
British Appeal
Germany
To
London, To-day.
Realisation that the situation in Europe has been strained to hair-thickness breaking-point by the bombing of the Deutschland and the subse- quent German reprisal, the shelling of the port of Almeria by German warships, created an atmos- phere of acute tension in the House of Commons yesterday when Mr. Anthony Eden was faced with numerous questions on the incidents.
Mr. Eden's replies were listened to attentively, but the Foreign Secretary was largely non-commit tal, taking refuge in the rapidity of the events and the inability to ascertain all the facts in the time that had elapsed.
Major Attlee, Leader of the versations have not been revealed Opposition, asked the Foreign it, is believed that the bombing of Secretary whether he had any the battleship Deutschland and its statement to make on the Ibiza consequences have been discussed. bombing.
Trans-Ocean.
Mr. Eden said he understood that the Deutschland was bombed while lying at anchor.
He added: "I much regret that there were a large number of cas-
EMPIRE STATESMEN
ualties. About twenty badly wound- PERTURBED
ed ratings are being cared for in the British Military Hospital in Gibraltar. Until the receipt of ful- ler reports, I prefer to make further statement.”
REPRESENTATIONS TO GERMANY
no
To Receive Report From Mr. Eden
London, To-day.
The new Spanish development i causing considerable concern to the Dominion Prime Ministers now at- Referring to the bombardment of tending the Imperial Conference Almeria, Mr. Eden stated that he in London, and who were yesterday had had a conversation during the in close touch with official quarters. morning, with the German Charge Mr. Anthony Eden, the British d'Affaires. “I” asked him to re-Foreign Secretary, is expected to present to his government the Bri-address the principal delegates this tish Government's hope that the morning, and it may be taken for German Government would take no granted that he will give a con- action which would render the fidential report on the situation. present grave situation graver." Particular interest is attached to Further asked by Major Attlee the sub-committee which was estab- whether the Government intend-lished yesterday, representing the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia ed to press for a League of Na-and New Zealand to consider mat- tions inquiry, Mr. Eden res- ters relating to the proposed Trans ponded: "Major Attlee will ap Tasman and Trans-Pacific air ser- preciate that I have had a very short time in which to consider the situation. I would rather not go further."
COMMUNIST QÜESTION--.
vices.
It is recalled that a Pan-Ameri- can Airways machine made a suc- cessful experimental flight from the Unites to New Zealand in March 1986, and aerial co-operation be- The Communist M.P., Mr. Galla-tween Great Britain and the Do- cher requested information regard- minions concerned, and the United ing the alleged firing by a battle- States, is regarded as certain to be ship upon Spanish aeroplanes. the basis for the Committee's de-
liberations.—Reuter.
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The Speaker intervened with a curt admonition, pointing out that Mr. Eden had already intimated that he had nothing further to add.
Mr. Gallacher persisted in put- ting the question, but his persis tence produced no reply. Reuter.
MR. EDEN'S ACTIVITY-
London, To-day:
Paris Bourse Shaken
Paris, To-day. The "Deutschland Incident", "has caused a big drop in prices on the Paris Stock exchange. Bonds lost an average of one franc, but bank- ing and industrial issues also suf- Diplomatic representatives of fered a slump. International issu- Germany, France and Italy have
were not so much affected, with been received by the British exception of those interested Foreign Secretary,
Anthony Spanish affairs, such as the -Rio Eden,
Mr.
es
in
Tinto shares which dropped from Though the contents of the con-12350 to 2226. Trans-Ocean.
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