Statement by the Foreign Secretary in House of Commons London, Nov. 15.
In the House of Commons to-day the Secretary of State for Foreiga Affairs, Sir Austen Chamberlain, made & statement regarding his} recent conversations in Spain with the Spanish Premier, General Primo} de Rivera.
said: "When the Spanish Premier learned of my short holiday twas good enough to offer to come to any convenient port to meet me and I warmly welcomed this opportunity of making the acquaintance of the distinguished head of the Spanish Government, who is also the Foreign Minister. Our conversation was of a most friendly ut also of a most informal character. In the course of it I ex. pressed the hope that Spain would resume her former full and valuable ce-operation in the work of the] x League of Nations and we discussed among other things the question of 'Tangier, on which conversations are proceeding between France and] Spain, the results of which are to be reported to us when concluded.'
Asked whether negotiations had] been initiated for the conclusion of a Treaty of Arbitration _between Britain and the United States to replace the present Treaty, which expires next year, the Foreign Secretary replied that the renewal of the Arbitration Convention of]
1908 was at present under discus-with the British over-sees' Dominions.—British Wireless through} Reuter.
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