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ANTI-PIRACY PARLEY TO

GO ON WITHOUT FASCISTS Conference To Be Held Behind Closed Doors

TASK OF GREAT URGENCY

BUT OF LIMITED SCOPE: SWITCH TO GENEVA?

London, To-day-

Though the absence of Italy and Germany from the Mediterranean Conference is much regretted in London, where it is felt their presence would have greatly facilitated practical work, there is no ques- tion of the meeting being cancelled.

FRENCH DESTROYERS STAND BY

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ANGLO- FRENCH DISCUSSION

Complete Unanimity Of Viewpoint

Paris Today

The British Government had devised alterna- tive schemes in view of the possibility of Italy and Germany refusing the invitation, and though the plan to be submitted to the Conference may not be so effective as the co-operation of these two Powers It is understood that preliminary would have allowed, British circles believe it should discussions between the British prove adequate to make conditions very unpleasant for attacking submarines.

NO SIDE PLAY

British Plan For Nyon Discussions

London To-day.

The news that Ger

will not be represented

on the proposa

for in rnational

Italy

dis

secure

ban and the. ety the

of all nations from

attack has been received with London The replies of those two Powers to the joint Anglo- French invitation to the conference at Nyon did not reach the Foreign Office till early this afternoon. No reply has yet come from Albania.

Nine other Powers, Great Britain, France, Jugo-Slavia, Greece, Bul- garia, Rumania, Russia, Turkey and Egypt have intimate will take part in the which may well be Geneva as a more cons

and French delegations to the for the representatives wi Mediterranean Conference have be there already for the ended in complete unanimity of League meetings.

NOT PROLONGED views regarding measures to bel The dis taken against pirates. to

to be prolong the

It is learned the measures en- It is understood that Britain will M. Yvon Delbos, on the attitude he

Mediterranean visaged will be capable of beir not consider the proposal for re-will take at the ferring the piracy question to the Conference, confirmed the list o put into effect with or without th non-intervention committee, as con-naval experts who will attend an adhesion of Italy, although it ditions in the Mediterranean present discussed the forthcoming meetin hoped that Italy will decide to sup a wider problem than non-interven- of the League Council at Geneva-port them Reuter- tion in Spain. Reuter.

GERMAN NOTE

Deutschland And Leipzig Incidents

Berlin, To-day.

Trans-Ocean.

ITALIAN NOTE

Denies Soviet Sinking

Allegations

Rome, To-day

The

REBELS BUY SUBMARINES

four sul operating in cording to In a Note delivered in Paris and Lano, Commander London yesterday, Italy, while realist souther fusing to attend the Mediterranean Conference, pats forward counter-

The German Note refusing the Mediterranean Conference invitation says that, Germany welcomes every effort made to put an end to the present lack of security in the Me proposals

Rome suggests that the question diterranean, but recalls that a proof piracy in the Mediterranean posal of a similar nature made by Germany a few months ago met with should be brought up before the

non-intervention committee. cool reception.

Not only is the committee com The reply refers to the Deutsch-petent to deal with the question, ac- land and Leipzig incidents, and goes cording to Rome opinion, but Ita- on to say that the Soviet charges lian co-operation against Italy played a prominent tee is assured part in German refusal to attend

the Conference.

ITALY'S POSITION

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on the commit-

The Note also says that Italy had virtually decided to take part in the Conference when the Soviet Notes

It is impossible not to agree with came along Italy, says the reply, that she can-

The Note also denies the Soviet

not be expected to take part in the allegations that Italian submarines Conference so long as the incident have sunk merchant ships in the caused by the Soviet has not been Mediterranean. Trans-Ocean. settled:

Germany, however, proposes, toge ther with Italy, to refer the matter to the non-intervention committee, which would reach a rapid solution provided all parties were animated by goodwill

BEHIND CLOSED

DOORS

Legal & Naval Experts

To Deliberate

Geneva, To-day

It would also give an opportunity to other States, such as Poland and League circles her Portugal, to participate. Transed that in spite of t Ocean

FRENCH CABINET Three Hour Meeting

Italian refusal, the Conference will be Town Hall at Nyon Work of adaptin for

are convinc- term

anci

opened in the

Town Hall Conference

Bilbao, To-day.

Dough

is

KNOWN THE WORLD OVER FOR ITS PURITY.

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