The Archive · 1931

Ttaly Opposes Alliances

Rome, Mar. 14.

Political and military alliances in' Europe were outspokenly condemned in the Chamber of Deputies to-day as Dr, Grandi, Italy's foreign minister, discussed the Franco-Mahan. naval accord and approved the Pan-Europa plan of M." Aristide Briand, the French foreign minister, Minister Grandi appeared before the Chamber to discuss the budget of his foreign ministry, which was) presented two days ago. He de-Clared that the Franco-Ialian naval agreement has cleared the atmosphere in preparation for the general disarmament—_conference Which is to convene at Geneva under the auspices of the League of Nations next. y "The Franco-Italian accord deals exclusively with the naval raid Minister Grandi, points the path toward " reduction of all armaments,"

He reiterated Italy's approval of M, Briand's Pan-Europa plan as c

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