The Archive · 1936

Belgian Socialists Show Strength

Call Upon Government to Define Foreign Policy Brussels, July 26.

Groat importance is attached here to the meeting to-morrow of the Council of the Belgian Socialist Party, especially in the light of the attacks made against BIN. Henry Paul Spaak, the Foreign Minister, who recently declared that Belgium need enter only into international treaties which have a direct bearing on the security of her frontiers. As it is believed that the Premier is in agree ment with the views of M. Speale and will make this known early next week before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Senate, several Teading Socialists desire an immediate [convocation of Parliament in order 10 obtain from the Government a precise definition of its foreign policy. emp! contains six Socialists, 'M, Van Zeeland's Cabinet, it Is

and Socialist support in Parliament.

Indispensable for the Government,

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