After the eight instruments follow a number of agreements, taking the form of exchanges of letters, regarding the questions of Libya, the Lon-aval Treaty, Spain and Ethiopia.
The Italian Government states that ithas given orders for the diminution of Italian forces in Libya, and that withdrawals have already begun at the rate of 1,000 a week and will continue at this rate until peacetime strength is reached. This will constitute a reduction by not less than half of the forces in Libya when the conversations are opened.
Italy further signifies her intention of acceding to the London Naval Treaty of 1936 as soon as the instruments annexed to the Protocol come into force. In the meantime, she will act in conformity with the provisions of the Treaty,
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