London, Feb. 17, Mr. Ww. J. Anstruther-Gray, P. for North Lanark, has been, appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lieut.-Col. J. Colville, P., Secretary of the Depart: ment of Overseas Trade.
Mr. Anstruther-Gray, who is son of Lieut-Col. W. Anstruther Gray, was lieutenant in the Coldstream Guards and served with the Shanghai Defence Force during 1927-28, should be avoided in the interest of the conclusion of such an alr convention.
Before taking part in such negotlations, the German Government considers it desirable to clarify, Separate conventions with the gov= ernments concerned, a number of preliminary questions of principle.
'Therefore, it would be glad, if, to begin with,' the British Government a partner in the London con versations and a guarantor of the Locarno treaties, enters Into x direct exchange of views with the German Government.
The German Government concurs with the British and French Govern= ments in the opinion that the conclusion of an. alr convention would be an important step towards the solidarity of European States and would be calculated to lead to a satisfactory solution of other Buro~ pean problems.
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