But at the eleventh hour there came a new and very welcome contribution by the Italian Government.
"I am convinced," the Foreign Secretary declared, "that the people of this country are united and emphatic in not wishing the British Government to take sides in what should be a matter for the Spanish Government."
Mr. Eden emphasized that the British Government's determination was to concentrate on what was possible, by a combination of patience end persistence, and even at the risk of criticism and misrepresentation, to localize the war end watch over British interests—Reuter.
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