Mr. Eden then expressed the British Government's sincere appreciation of the concessions made by the Italian and German Governments in regard to the withdrawal of volunteers from Spain (concessions which ended the deadlock in the Non-Intervention Committee).
"However chastened some of us may be by the international experience of the last few years" he declared, "no one will, I hope, belie the significance of the offer." yAfter several other members had Spoken, the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, replied for the Government.
The non-intervention developments yesterday, he said, had knocked the bottom out of the debate, and many speeches had to be torn up.
Mr. C.R. Attlee (Leader of the Labour Opposition), he continued, had been compelled rapidly to shift his ground, Instead of taunting the Government with truckling to dictators, rhe had to throw doubts on the good faith of the Italian Government.
The developments in the nonintervention situation, the Prime Minister asserted, fully justified the patience and persistence of Mr. Eden during the long-drawn out negotiations (Ministerial cheers).
Referring to the subject of volunteers, Mr. Chamberlain emphasized that it would not be open to other countries to pour arms and munitions into while the withdrawal was taking place "m 77
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