Inasmuch as Germany's export and import difficulties arose out of Inter= national restrictions and not as 0 result of her own economic diflculles, the British Government would always be ready to consider" with mything which appeared.
contribute" towards their Referring to Italy, with whom British relations hod suffered vdefeneration on account of Britain's faithful fulfilment of her Covenant obligations, Mr. Eden re-aminned the fact that there had never been, as far as the British were concerned, fan Anglo-Italian quarrel, Until. that was recognized in Moly as the truth, Anglo-ti allan relations would con: tinue to suffer through misunderstandings.
'Alluding to Signor Mussolint's recent description of the Mediterranean as "a short cul" for Britain, he dee-Jared amid cheers, "for us, the Medlterranean is not 'a short' cut but a wain arterial road, We do not challenge 'Signor Mussolint's word that, for Italy, the Mediterranean is her very life, but we afm that freedom. of communication in, these waters Is also of vital interest, in the fullest serse of the words,' to the British Commonwealth of Nations.
"In years gone by, the interests of the two counteles in the Mediterrancan have been complementary rather than divergent. 'There is' every desire on the part of H. M. Government that these relations should be Preserved in the future. quently, we have welcome the Signor Mussolini that Italy does not mean to threaten this route nor pro-ase to interrupt It, Nor do we pro-pore to do #0, Our position is the Tt' would be dificult to recall, he began, when relations with France were better and they looked forward with confidence to continued close ce-operation between the French and British Governments. The same sentiments, he added, applied to Beloeearding King Leopold's declara~ tion he had seceded garurances that Belgium would stand by her existing
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