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SECRET BRITISH DOCUMENT PUBLISHED

IN ROME

MYSTERY OF ABYSSINIA

REPORT DISCLOSURE

Authorities Baffled By Leakage

London, February 2

Surprise was caused in London last night when it became known that a secret Foreign Office document had been pub- ished in full in Rome

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The document, which was produced in the Rome newspaper "G.ornale d'italia" is a report on Abyssinia by a Government committee presided over by Sir John Maffey, Permanent Under-" Secretary of State for the Colonies.

How this report, which was made to the Foreign Office on June 18 last year, came into the possession of the Fascist news- paper is a compéte mystery.

It is suggested in Rome that it was procured by piece of indiscretion."

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that therefore, it was necessary to take recommends The report

sa.e-guard Lake into account in the reply to the Britain should

sup- Itagan Government the ultimate Tsana, Abyssinia, watch

air Wren the lan Govern piles the 'Nie Basin.

ment had in View in Aby.sinta, The genera V.ew expressed

Article Le is dedicated to the the document is that the threat to

natural resources of the trade of British interests of an Italian Con-

dea's Article (d) the country. quest of Abyss nia is remote.

with the country's history and re- atiations with Foreign Powers."

The leakage is expected to re- sult in a searching inquiry Whitehall.

SIR JOHN MAFFEY'S LETTER

Rome, Wednesday.

The "Giornale d'Italia starts its report by saying that in the spring of 1935 the British Govern ment. nominated an Inter-Minis- terial Commission to study. British interests in Abyssinia.

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The report speaks of the Three- party Treaty of 1906. of the ex- change of Anglo-Italian notes of 1925 which referred to Lake Tsana and the treaty of irlentiship be- tween Italy and Abyssinia in 1928 and the treaty of 1930 regarding the

traffic in arms and to the Italo-French agreement of Jan. 7. 1935.

.

Part 1 of the report is de- dicated to an examination of the degree to which British Interests might be prejudiced, first by the Itaim occupation of the Ogaden up to the hi's of Harar and with Harar. Included; second, by the *onqurat of the wh:e of Abyssinia by Italy.

BRITISH, SOMALILAND After a brier resume the news-

toen paper

from Quotes

the original report: "It us true that the Italians have shown them- serves somewhat strict with regard to the grazing territories on the other side of the British mailland frontier, but' it is ren- sonable to suppose that the greater part of Italian bad humour was in the past due to feeling of dissatisfaction which the Italians felt respecting their colonial pos- sessions.

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"Therefore, it is probable that tr.ey will become more to erant when their ambitions have been satisfied through the conquest of Abyssinia.

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"Nor can there be any doubt about the advantages which would the satisfaction of result from Eaving nearby an efficient tron- tle administration auth as the Italians would possess nctead of the present Abyssinian adminis- tration.

GREEK OFFICERS TO -

BE REINSTATED

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dallz Press (Copyright!)]

Athens, Mar. 15.

It is understood that the new Part II of the report is dedleat-Greek Government intends to re- army officers who instate some. took part in the March revolution last year. It will be recalled that this question, when first worded some time ago.. aroused bitter op- position among the Monarchist ant Army circles.- Transocean News Service,

Sir John affey, who presideo, antin his report to the. Forelgued to Italo-Abyssinian affairs from was 1896, and then, says the paper. This Ofice on June

ccompanied by a etter which, to an exposition, we must admit. quite fair of the motives which states the newlpaper, zeuds:

instity the conscience of the **Excelency:

Italians in its action, and that is that Abyssinia is an Ism."

I have the honour to refer to your letter No. J874/97/1 of the 6th March last, in which you sug- gested that an Inter-Minister.al Commission shoud be constituted to Investigate and draft a report regarding the desire expressed- in this moment of tension between Italy and Abyssinia-by the Italian Government to discuss with his Majesty's Government the possibf- lity of a harmonious reciprocal development of British and Italian interests in Abyssin'a.

TRIBUTE TO "SECRETARY

101 "The Secretary of State Foreign Affairs was good enough to suggest that I should assume the presidency of this Committee. The consulting Ministers were favourable to the constitution 0. such а Committee which WILS composed of representatives of the Foreign Once, of the Was Office, o the Admiralty, of the Air Ministry, and of the Dominions Ofice.

"The committee has held severa meetings, and I have the honour to present. 'in the quality if its president, the enclosed report.

"I wish to take the ecension to express my pleasure for the 'd given by my colleagues to the committee. Their task was sim- plined by the solicitude of the secretary. Mr. F. G. Lee, of the Colonial Office, and they wish to attract your attention to the manner

"in which he accurately accomplished his task.

"(Signed) 3. L Maffey."

ROME MOVE

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etters followed by introduction, says the "Giornale d'Italia."It also refers to another letter which was written by the Foreign Office on March 8, 1935, and proceeds:

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"This letter refers to an impur- tant move made by the Italian Government ast January on the occasion of the visit made by the Counselor of the Itailan Em- bassy at London, Signor

Vitetta. in the course of which the latter describes the agreement secrety, reached at the beginning of the month between France and Italy with regard to "Abyssinia.

Bignor Vtetta declared that ha had instructions to make known the desire of the Italian Govern- ment for an exchange of ideas with his Majesty's Government about the respective Interests in Abyssinia with the idea of seeking the posdbility of the development of those interests in a mutually satisfactory manner".

ITALY'S AIMS

The "Glomale d'Itala" goes on to say that the letter of the For-. eign Office noted that this move could not be divided from the Italo-Abyssiniana dispute,

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