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MR. CHAMBERLAIN SATISFIED ITALY WILL
NOT BREAK AGREEMENT
London, To-day.
There is nothing in the Anglo-Italian Agreement affecting British obligations to France, said Mr. Neville Chamberlain in the House of Com- mons yesterday,
While Tunis, Corsica and Nice were not specially mentioned in the negotiations prior to the agreement, they were covered by the annexe which dealt with maintenance of the status quo in the Mediterranean.
In view of the demonstration n. the Italian Chamber against France, he British Ambassador in Rome had been instructed to represent to Count Ciano (the -Fascist Foreign Minister) that incidents of this kind' --unless steps were taken to correct
LEBRUN TO
PRESIDE OVER
the impression created-must have CABINET
the most detrimental effect on the prospects of collaboration between the four Munich powers.
NO REASON TO STAY HOME
with
Paris, To-day.
President Lebrun will preside
will be held before the arrival of
From-Count Ciano's reply, it was over the Council of Ministers which clear that the Italian Government! I'd not associate themselves the demonstration, and had no in-Joachim von Ribbentrop, the Ger- tention of departing from the un- dertakings given to Britain.
Mr. Chamberlain' could see no
man Foreign Minister. The session"
reason for altering the arrangements will be of short duration.
for his visit to Rome.
Mr. Arthur Henderson (Labour)
In a leading apicle yesterday,
asked whether Mr. Chamberlain the "Temps" say that the visit of would make it clear to Rome that
“,
Britain had no intention of sacri- the German Foreign Minister takes ficing her friendship with France place in a favourable atmosphere. in order to purchase friendship with Italy.
"SPONTANEOUS?”
the
The Franco-German declaration,
it predicts. will pave the way for establishment of good relations be Mr. C. R. Attlee, leader of Labour Onposition, asked whether tween the two countries. It is neces- Mr. Chamberlain believed it was sary to create a new political climate a spontaneous demonstration tak-between the Democracies and the ing place in Italy under present con- Totalitarian States and everything ditions.
this points to the possibility of
Mr. Chamberlain replied: "We being achieved. It would be a mis- have assurances from the Italian take, however, to except immediate Government, and of course, we ac-results from the conversations. The main purpose of the conversation, is cept them."
Mr. Chamberlain replied "No" to to clarify the position of the two
the powers. an Opposition suggestion that Prime Minister's visit to Rome was being made the occasion for invent- ing and fermenting "spurious grie vances in order that redress might be demanded in the name of ap- peasement."-Reuter,
BRITAIN'S INTERVENTION
London, To-day.
FRENCH POSITION
France, adds "Le Temps," cannot renounce Its position as a great Power, neither can Paris afford to remain indifferent to the general trend of events in Europe or in any other part of the world. What above all, cannot be tolerated is Cheers greeted Mr. Chamber- anything in the nature of a direct lain's announcement in the House or indirect encirclement of France of Commons yesterday that after either in respect of a new Spain or the demonstration in the Italian in respect of happenings in the Chamber, Lord Perth, the Bri. Mediterranean. tish Ambassador, saw Count Ciano, the Fascist Foreign Minis-
ter.
Another problem affecting the Franco-German relations is that of the French From Count Ciano's reply, it was the inviolability of clear that the Italian Government Empire. France and Britain, have -- did mot associate themselves with worldwide possessions, Germany is the demonstration, and had no in- at present engaged in creating an tention to depart from the under-economic and political Empire ... - in taking given to Britain in respect the heart of Europe. It is hard to of the status quo in the Mediter-see, concludes the French comment, why these two conceptions should ranean-Reuter.
not be reconciled to cooperation be- tween the Democratic and Totall- tariam States.-Trans-Ocean."
NOTICE WANTED The Premier asked for notice of a question put as a supplementary which raised the issue of Britain's obligations in the event of an Italian attack on France-British Wire-
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