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assured Canada and five Western European na- tions that the United States is willing to sign a North Atlantic' defence pact with tooth in it. Mr. Acheson informed the representatives at a sur- prise meeting'in the State Department that the United States will not stand idly by if one of the signatory powers is attacked by an aggressor. Chairman Tom Connally of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee told a reporter that he will approve the treaty language making it clear that the United States will consider the use of force to counter ag-diplomats would give no further gression in Europe. His only details regarding the reservation, Senator" Connally said, is that the Congress must say when.

The Texan said his Committee und the Secretary of State have advancement substantial made lowurd satisfactory language for. the treaty and Mr. AcbesON Es now free to seek me agreement the basis of the United States drun

There probably will be no more consultations between Mr. Acheson and the Committee, until an Senator Connally sold, agreement among the negotiating powers has been renched,'

U.S. Assurance

Mr. Acheson met for an hour with the diplomats of Canada, Britain, France, Belgium, Luxem- bourg and the Netherlands, nssured the six other powers that the United States will take Immediate steps to help uny - tion attacked.

He niso disclosed plans to hold a series of more formal The first of thase meetings. will be held here in the mid- dle of next week. The Ambassador and other

meeting. dkg==Sladdamdepartment, pluczałciou

specific comment. When the British Ambasantier was asked for additional details,

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"Sir

Eden Backs A Pacific Pact

Brisbane February 19. Mr. Anthony Eden, deputy leader of the Opposition, who is touring Austratin, sald to- day that he favoure a Pac). flo pact similar to the pro- powed North Atlantic Ai fiance.

He told a press conference that he is, not taking the initiate for the creation of auch a pact.

fosla But ha that if the initiative is taken elsewhere,

should Britain support the pact with all the power at her disposat in the

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Oliver's the subject and short enough to statement was like a

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told me that Marshal Petain had | He added that, in his judgment, (Continued from Page 6) it is also believed that he has

him Informed

that it would be the Germans had got plenty to been authorised to conclude the and suggested first the continuance necessary for Prance to seek an spare to hold down nil the coll pact as rapidly

int fighting every #lieru on the armistice, and, that he had written tries at present conquered, as well that basis.

home frunt and

prolonged a paper upon the subject which he

as a large part of France. Rey- Well On The Way

nand added that the Germans had guerlila in the mountainous re wished Reynaud to read.

has not," said. Reynaud "handed raised 65 divisions and had bullt Senator Arthur

Vandenberg, gions, and secondly the move to ranking Republican mumber of Africa, which a week before I had it to me yet. Ile is stili ashamed 4,000 to 0,000 heavy tanks since

Relations Commit-regarded 越障 "defeatint"

Ile ought also to have the outbreak of war, My to do it." the Foreign Lee, believes

who, although been ashamed to support even of course, an immense exaggera treaty, respected friend, the

tlon of what they hail bullt, satisfactory to the Congress, Ad-charged with much direct respen- tacitly Weygand's demand for our

of

fighters, ministration and other powers, issibility, had never had a free hand last 25 squadrons

In conclusion, I expressed in the to lead the French armies, did not well on its way to completion.

when he had made up his mind The

rapidly moving events seem to think there was much hope that all was lost and that France most formal manner my hope that

should give in. in either of these.

Thus were greeted with pleased sur-

we all there was any change in the prise at the State Department. At about ten o'clock everyone went unhappily to bed in this dis-situation the French Government An impromptu Senate debate on took their places at the dinner. ordered chateau or in the military would let the British Government The know at once, in order that they the paet last Monday had tem- Bat on M. Reynaud's right and trals a few miles away.

entered Puris on the might come over and see them at porarily dashed the Administra-General de Gaulle was on my other Gernuans

14th.

any convenient spot, before they tip hopes that the treaty might side. There was soup, an omelette

took any final decisions which be signed by the Middle of or something, coffee and light wine. Early in the morning we resum-

Even at this point in our awfuled ou conference, Air Marshal would govern their action in the March

Reynaud second phase of the war. meeting with tribulation

German Barratt was present,

# Mr. Acheson's

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under

the

an

the representatives of other scourge we were quite friendly. renewed his appeal for five more We then took leave of Petain,

But presently there was a jarring squadrons of fighters to be based Weygand and the staff of G.Q.G interlude..

In France, and General Weygand The reader will recall the un- said that he was badly in need of and this was the lant we saw of portance I had attached to strik-day bombers to make up for his them. Finally I took Admira! I gave thera un Darlan apart and spoke to hini lined the position of the Uniteci ing hard at Italy the moment she lack of troops. States that she favours the adop- entered the war, and the arrange assurance that the whole question alone "Darlan, you must never let them get the French Fleet." ment that had been made with full i of Increased tion of the principle that an at-

air support for He promised solemnly that he tack on one of the

France would he examined care would never do so. signatory French concurrence to anave be considered as force of British heavy bombers to fully and sympathetically by the nations should

got an attack on all others. But, In the French airfields near Mar War Cabinet immediately

The mornine was cloudy, thus discussing the treaty with other scilles in order to attack Turin and back to Londan: but I again em- making it impossible for the 12 We had Milan. All was now in readiness phasised that it would be a vital Hurricanes to escort-us. nations, Mr. 'Acheson' stressed that the Congress alone has the to strike.

ake to denude the United to choose between waiting til it mistake final authority to declare war.

Scarcely had we sat down than

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the Flamingo. We

were assured the necessary was urgently nece

Air

Marshal Barratt, commanding 12 the

end of this short that it would be cloudy, all

the British Air Force in France,

to get back home; accordingly wo

After today's meeting. the

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Oliver to Buy that the local authorities, fic questions: Franks, said the status of treaty had been reviewed formally,

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war

its suburbs..present an obstacle to meet us, if possible, over attack on Italy would only bring dividing and delaying the enemy Channels een heer reprisals upon the South

as in 1914, or like Madrid? coast the skies cleared present- France, which the British were in (1) May this not enable a county became cloudless. Eight thou no position to resist or

ter-stroke or provent.

to be organised with sand feet below us on our right Raynaud, Woygand, Eden, Dili and British and French forces across hand was Havre, burning. The emake drifted away to the East- that

will that not mean an

seen. Presently I noticed nome war ends,

with the almost equal dispersion of the consultations going on onemy forcent

Would not a Captain, and immediately after we war of columns and attacks dived to a hundred feet or so abuve upon the enemy communications the calm ses, where aeroplanes are be possible?

What had hap Are the enemy often invisible. resources sufficient to hold down pened? I learned later that they alrcraft all the countrica at present con had seen two German quered as well as a large part below us firing at fishing-boats. of France, while they are fight. We were lucky that their plots ing the French Army and Grent did not look upwards, The now Britain?

escort met us as we approached

authorities concerned that the British trade and payment bombers were not to be stopped. agreement will be resumed in But later that night Air Marshal Berne on Monday,

A Brilish

Barratt reported that the French delegation went to people

педу the airfields had Berne in January but the discus- sion led to no agreement and a dragged all kinds of country carts Swiss delegation visited London and lorries on to them, and that. It only to broak off the negotiations on February 3.

The British have been seeking means of increasing their ex- perts to Switzerland tu bring their trade into balance.--Asso- ciated Press,

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