The Archive · 1933

Foreign News in Brief

Great Britain on May 15 signed two further trade agreements, one Sweden of great importance British coal and various manufactur ing interests, and the other with By an unanimous vote of. 520, the French Chamber of Deputies on May 18 ratified the tecently-conclud-pact, Full agreement upon the four-power pact which was proposed [Signor Mussolini late" in. Marc has been reached, it was learned Jon May 21, and the draft [been sent to Geneva for A trade agreement between Great Britain and Iceland wag signed on May 19. It is understood that the commercial pact is the last which Will be concluded by the United Kingdom for the duration of the economic truce preceding the World sonomic Conference, with the posble exception with Finland, "whi Process of negotiation for some time.—United Press, Mr. Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, announced in the House of Commons on May 18 hat twelve' months" notice forthe would, [be given forthwith. This was the out-Petition againat Betish ona ae, ition against Brita re.

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