Franco-British Attempt to Coal-esca Former Proposals London, July 31.
Reuter loams that the agreement between Britain and Franco with regard to naval issues, to which Austen Chamberlain referred in the House of Commons yesteniay evening, is the outcome of the discussions between the British and French naval experts lust. spring. relative to the draft conventions which Britain and France respeetively presented to the Geneva Naval Conference in 1926 and which it has since been attempted various times to coalesce into a igle text. It is hoped that the Formula now found may be acceptable to the Preparatory Disarm: ment Committee and thus hasten the convocation of the Disarmament Conference.—Reuter Paris, July 31.
A.communiqué issued by the For. eign Office explains that owing to ferences among. the Preparatory Disarmament Committee and in order to enable the committee to inno its work, Franco and have agreed. on at compro= mise formula which safeguards Frene interests and which both Governments hope will accepted by the other naval Powers,—Reuter.
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