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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 19, 1989

IMPORTANT TALKS IN LONDON CONCERNING SOVIET PACT NEGOTIATIONS

London, To-day.

The Soviet Ambassador, M. Ivan Maisky, visited the Foreign Office for the second time at the invi- tation of the Foreign Secretary, Lord Halifax. Present at the meeting was the diplomatic adviser to the British Government, Sir Robert Vansit- tart.

Maisky 1

During the meeting, M. was given to understand, according to the "Daily Telegraph," that the Soviet promise to assist Poland and Rumania in the event of unprovok- ed aggression, implies a . British pledge of assistance to the Soviet.

The Soviet, says the paper, still fails to see why Britain is opposed to a three-power pact, and Russian circles in London are of opinion that Britain still refuses to recognise the principle of complete recipro- city.

FRENCH PLAN

The Paris correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" reports that the French Government is exercising

Spanish Loan

Rumour

Scotched

London, To-day.

QUESTIONS were ask-

ed in the Commons:

strong persuasion on the British yesterday about press

Government in the hope of introduc-

ing the French compromise plan reports regarding a loan

as the basis of conferences between

Lord Halifax and French states-to the Spanish Govern-

men when they meet in Paris on Saturday.

in

CHAMBERLAIN PLAN

ment.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer In Paris. Mr. Chamberlain is be-made the following statement in lieved to be seeking a compromise reply: "So far as I am aware it is the Anglo-Soviet negotiations not the case that the Spanish Gov- which might consist in a joint de-ernment have expressed any desire claration of the British, French and to borrow from this country, and Soviet Governments containing anno approach on the matter has been assurance of mutual military as-made to the foreign transactions sistance in the event of aggression, advisory committee. while avoiding a formal alliance:

Importance is attached

"There is no probability owing to French capital to the conversations present conditions of it being found between M. Maisky, Soviet Ambas-possible to issue foreign loans of sador in London, and Sir Robert any substantial amount in this Vansittart and Lord Halifax terday. Trans-Ocean.

in the

yes-market, and accordingly the ques-

LORD HALIFAX'S PARIS VISIT

LONDON, TO-DAY.

tion of giving consent to the rais- ing of any loan by, or on behalf of the Spanish Government does arise.

INAPPROPRIATE

not

be-

"In these circumstances, on ing consulted as to British financial institutions associating themselves with the enquiry into the financial THE FOREIGN SECRE. and economic position of Spain, TARY, LORD HALIFAX, WILL His Majesty's Government express- ARRIVE IN PARIS ON SATUR-ed view that this, would be inap- above DAY AFTERNOON.

propriate for the reasons He will immediately have con- stated, and no British financial in- versations with the French Prestitution has associated itself with mier, M. Daladier, and Foreign the proposal."-British Wireless, Minister, M. Bonnet, after which

M. Daladier will entertain Lord

Halifax at dinner.

Lord Halifax and M. Bonnet ITALO-RUMANIAN

will leave Paris for Geneva by the same train at 9.30 on Satur day night. Trans-Ocean.

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BARTER PLAN

ROME, ‘TO-DAY,

A BARTER AGREEMENT HAS BEEN CONCLUDED BETWEEN †ITALY AND RUMANIA.

Italy will purchase: 80,000 tone of Rumanian cereals and 350,000 tons of petroleum, against Italian rayon textiles, motorcars and industrial machinery:::

Italy has also offered: Rumania assistance in connexion with ? rỡ- construction of the Rumanian mer cantile marine: Reuter

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