Paris, Sept. 29.
That the door remains open for further negotiations is the French foffisial view of the American Note regard to the Anglo-French na agreement. No immediate reply is contemplated as the question must be examined at leisure from the general standpoint. It is considered that after an exchange of views France and Britain will reply separately to the United States.
The morning papers are very pessimistic.
"Lo Galois" declares that the' Anglo-French compromise is dead.
"L'Echo de Paris" says that the reply leaves the important question of small cruisers in the air without opening the way for a bargain.
According to a semi-official ment, the Foreign Minister, Briand, has given his colleagues an account of the conversations between London and Paris with " view to publication of the Anglo-French Naval Agreement.
'The statement. anys that the British Government, which, de-Mberated on the subject on October: 1, objects to. publication "of the Agreement wntit the Itellan jand Governments, - which' hitherto, have replied only provision: ally, have made known their definitive viewpoints.
Briand, in full agreement with the Cabinet, will urge London to speed up publication of the Agree-Jment, which is deemed necessary in order to dispel all misunderstand ings at Washington, and the French 'Ambassador in London has been' instructed to make representations [to the British Foreign Office in this sense.
As far as the Inst United States Note is concerned, M. Briand will probably confine himself to acknow-Hedging its receipt, leaving tt to [the American, "English, French, Talian and Japanese experts who form the Preparatory Disarmament Commission to resume the diseus-Jsion when the proper time comes.—Reuter.
'L'Ere Nouvelle" regrets that America did not appreciate the pacific significance of the Anglo-French agreement—Reuter.
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