London, Apr, 17.
Immediately on the signature of the Anglo-Italian Agreement, at 6,30 o'clock yesterday evening in the Hall of Victory in the Palazzo Chigi, in Rome, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, ihe Prime Minister, telegraphed to Signor Mussolini expressing his satisfaction that such a comprehensive agreement had been reached, "I hope that the Agreement," Mr. Chamberlain said, "will dis of all outstanding points of difference between our two countries and that Our relations will once again be firm-landship which have so long existed Ded on the confidence and in the past."
Il Duce replied warmly, thanking Mr. Chamberlain and adding; "T am indeed glad that the conversations have been so happily ended. It is a pleasure for me to assure you that I have sincerely appreciated the goodwill and cordial spirit of understanding which you have shown.
"To have settled in so frank and full a fashion the questions outstanding between us places the relations between England and Italy on a solid and durable basis.
"I am convinced that there now will be opened between the two Countries a new period of confidence and friendship, which is what you and I desire and which a rds with. our traditional relationship, Count Dino Grandi, the Italian Ambassador in London, called at 10 Downing Street tonight when he was understood to have presented the Prime Minister v.ith a personal note from Il Duce, Mr, Chamberlain had returned from Chequers only a few minutes before the Italan Ambassador called,
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