London, Aug. 10.
Sir Erle Drummond, just back on vacation from his post in Rome where. he 1s EM. Ambassador, went to Foreign' Office yesterday and "was received by Lord Halifax, Lord President of the Council in' charge of foreign affairs during Mr. Anthony [Eden's holiday and Sir Robert Van Sittart, Permanent Under-Secretary.
The conversation bore on the pro-JJected "Anglo-Italian rapprochement, inaugurated in recent communications between London and Rome and to be continued the first week in September by Anglo-Italian parleys in Italy, It was of a preliminary nature] only, for more extensive discussion will take place before Sir Erie returns Rome to interview the Italian Foreign Minister, Count Galeazzo
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