London, Jan. 28.
Reuter's Agency is informed that the French Minister of Marine, M. Augagneur, has just terminated a visit to London. He has authorize ed the statement that he had an audience with the King and a series of conferences with Mr. Winston Churchill, First Lord of the Admiralty, with reference to the disposition and employment of the naval forces of the two countries. These conferences showed the conformity of the views of the two statesmen and the close solidarity of the two Governments.
M. Augagneur saw Mr. Asquith, Lord Haldane, Sir Edward Grey, the Marquis of Crewe and Mr. A. J. Balfour and also visited the arsenal and dockyard at Portsmouth.
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