France ahd Spain Agreed on Important Measure Paris, Mar. 3.
The Tangier Agreement between France and Spain has been signed. Spain's desire for a fuller share in the administration of Tangier is met by an amendment of the 1923 Statute so as. to give Spain command of the gendarmerie—hitherto held by Belgium—and a more active rile in the police.
A communique states that the agreement will. be communicated to the British and Italian Governments, which will be invited to take part in conversations to be held shortly in Paris with regard to the pro~ posals of France and Spain and the [conditions of Ttaly's adhesion to the jer Statute. The agreements reached by the four Powers will then be submitted to the other interested Madrid, Mar, 4. communique says that the Tangier negotiations turned mainly on the question of the powers to be given to Spain to prevent Tangier and its hinterland from being made centre of contraband, disaffection fand armed aggression against the Spanish zone and Morocco generally—Reuter.
First Step in All-Round Adjustment London, Mar. 6.
'The signature by France and Spain to the Tangier Agreement terminates the protracted negotiations' between the two countries on Spain's claim for a protectorate oF mandate, Great Britain acted as a mediator in the negotiations, The next stage will be a four-Power conference at Paris to determine the conditions on which Italy will share in the administra tion of Tangier.
The present Tangier Statute is the fruit of discussions between three Powers only, as Italy was not invited to attend the Tangier Conference of 1928, The visit of an Italian squadron to Tangier last} year was a reminder that she had not relinquished her privileges under the old capitulations with Morocco.
The attitude of the British) Government is governed by a desire to maintain the international status of Tangier,—Reuter,
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