Blum, who was host to Mr, Antony Eden at lunch to-day, told the Foreign Secretary that the charges made by the Soviet Government of violation of the nonintervention pact by Germany, Ttaly and Portugal would not modify: the attitude of France to the principle of non-intervention in Spanish affairs.
France, he said, would be prepared to accept the establishment of a neutral committee of inquiry, but would go no further, Meanwhile, the French Government has asked the French Ambassador in London to request a strict inquiry Into the allegations of foreign assistance for the rebels contained in documents submitted to the League of Nations by the Spanish Government.—Reuter, oer ain eae effected in a Spanish steamer, Ciudad tier Oe Sta The "Daily Telegraph" Rome cor-tee ceed gas Propaganda Charge London, Oct, 9.
Signor Grandi, it is understood, today" delivered a violent attack against the Soviet Government, whose statement, he said, had been circulated for purposes of propaganda, The committee rose at nine o'clock to-night after having been in session for 6% hours.
There was general agreement, states a communique, of the imperativeness, in the general interests, that all complaints of breaches of the on-intervention pact should be subjected to @ most searching examina-ion with the greatest possible speed.
'The German representative, adds the communique, took the view that the Russian communication charging Germany, Taly and Portugal with violation' of the _non-intervention agreement was outside the competence of the committee and was purely a political move.
The Italian delegate said his government declined to accept any responsibility for any results which might follow In the event of the non-Intervention agreement being mulled by the unilateral decision of one of the adhering States.
The-Soviet representative ropudiat~ ed the allegation by the Italian de-Jogate that the Russian statement had deen circulated for purposes of propaganda, He insisted on the need for the adoption of measures to stop violations of the agreement—Reuter,
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