Regret that the German Government should once again hav abandoned procedure by negotiation in favour of unilateral action was! expressed by the Foreign Secretary, Mr, Anthony Eden, in the House of Commons to-day Ju a statement on Germany's repudiation of the waterways clauses of the Treaty of Versailles.
The German Government, Mr. Eden said, had, on many occasions, signified its ' dissatisfaction with numerous aspects of the international rivers regime set up by the peace treaties, but, on May 21, 1935, the German. Chancellor stated publicly that, in Fegard to the remaining articles the Versailles Treaty, the German Government "will only carry out, by means of penceable understandings, euch revisions as will be inevitable {in the course of time."
This statement was confirmed to LIN, Ambassador in Berlin on May Protracted negotiations: had, however, the Foreign Secretary continued, been in progress for many years with a view to reconciling German Gesiderata concerning this matter with the Interests of the Powers concerned, and they had met with a considerable measure of success Mr, Eden emphasized that it was Germany's abandonment of the procedure by negotiation in favour of Unllateral action that was deplored.
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