London, Apr. 2. IEXTS of Notes dated March 31 and exchanged among the United Kingdom, the United States and the French Governments, as a result of the discussions in London during recent weeks among their naval experts, are published to-day. Under' provisions of the Anglo-German and the Anglo-Soviet Naval} Agreements, the United Kingdom Government has. addressed! similar communications to the German and Soviet Governments.
'The British Note only' mentions an increase in tonnage in the construction of battleships beyond the Treaty limit of 35,000 tons, but America reserves the right to increase gun calibres beyond 16 inches, The-French Note states that France does not intend to invoke the Escalator Clause at present as long as no other European Power departs from the Treaty.
Now that the Notes have been published the next step will be consultation "to decide the extent of escalation, which, in accordance with the Treaiy, will be Tow as the new circumstances seem to warrant Anglo-Italian Talks London, Ayr. 1 The Italian Government has yielded The text of the British Note is 4G|in several points to British views anc sallows: the Anglo-Italian parleys are now "With reference to Article 25 of making good progress, well-informed the Naval Treaty, signed in London sources declare here this evening. fon March 25, 1999, T have the honour, The announcement of the signing of in accordance with Paragraph 2 of the agreement, made in certain that Article, to notify Your Excel~ quarters, is declared premature. ency that His Majesty's Government Rome is accepting the British the United Kingdom, find it neces: recognition of Ethiopia through the sary to exercise the right reserved League of Nations, whose Council in Paragraph 1 of effecting a depar-meets on May 9, Semi-oficial circles ture from the limitations and restric~ Jalso state that Rome has accepted to tions of the Treaty, tive pledges of a complete evacuation fof their legionaries from Spain after "The proposed departure relates to} the present civil war is over and will the upper limits of capital ships of give assurances on Italian propaganda subcategory A. The precise extent of In British territory or countries departure will depend on the result friendly to Great Britain, of consultations provided for in Italy's military forces in Libya will Paragraph 3 of Article 25. bbe reduced by 50 per cent. as soon Japan Blamed for Step as the agreement is concluded but before signatures are appended to "The reasons for the above pro-the accord, a general declarati sri out posed departure consist in reports reming the respective interests of both ceived by His Majesty's Government countries in the Mediterraneao, will to the effect that Japan is construct be made. This de:'acation, reports ing, or has authorized construction, claim, will take into recount the of capital ships of a tonnage not in vital," character of Italian interests conformity with the limitations and that region. restrictions of the Treaty.
Good progress 1s vise being made In realizing the scheme for an ex-"In view of the refusal of the!
Japanese Government, on being change of Information about the two respective forces in the formally approached, to ive. assur in. Letters will be ex-ances that these reports are on the protection of Rome's founded His 'Majesty's Governmen' ts if the new Palestine reglue have no alternative but to regard under partition comes into being. them as being substantially correct."
Wallsinformed quarters als>_ say "The United States Note is in simi-they understand "French interests, Jay terms except that the proposed particularly in the Near East, will departure, which it notify referred to. also to "the calibre of guns which Encouraging despatches assert that mounted on capital ships of full agreement on two points of the proposed accord has been reached France's Condition by Lord Perth, British Ambassador In Rome, and Gaunt Galeazzo Ciano, The French Note is in the nature Mahan Foreign Minister, Firstly, it of an acknowledgment of the other is said that Britain has definitely actwo, copted to respect Rome's interests in It states that the "French Govern- Palestine after the termination of ment have taken note of the reasons the British mandate in that land. which have Jed the British and Secondly, the Italian Government 1 United States Governments to come} Acclared to have pledged not to build to this grave decision. military bases on the East coast of
"Bein anxious to limit, as far as the Red Sea as these might threaten possible, the extent and eventual consequences of this frst derogation from the Treaty, it desires that an agreement may be reached Pessimism over the Anglo-Italian early date, by all the Powers who, negotiations as a whole is now being up to the' present, heve conformed voleed in political circles here al-regards their construction with] {though an agreement is still anticipate the limits at present in force.
Diplomatic quarters fear the accord "Without awaiting the opening of when concluded, will dear only with the consultations required for. secur~ minor points and will not prove a ing this result, the French Govern. real contribution towards casing the ment desire to state that, in spite of Mediterranean situation, which is the the derogations to which the British sore point to-day. The main pro-and American Governments will have blems dealing with Libya, Patestine recourse, it will continue. as far and Spain will not be tacked, these it Is concerned, to maintain for its sources. say. naval construction the qualitative Politicians are expressing concern limits fixed by the London 'Treaty over the recent turn in the military'
long a8 no. other continental or operations in Spain since Nationalist European Power on its side departs forces, including many foreign' volunteers, are rapidly advancing The delivery of these Notes con-close to the French borders. Lerida, stitutes a recognized stage the focus of the hostilities, is only 90) procedure under the Treaty in case tales from the southern boundary of excalation, and the next step will be for the' Governments to give reply has as yet been made effect to Paragraph 3 of Article 25 known by Italy to Lord Perth's the Treaty which reads: queries for assurances that no Ballan, volunteers would come 100 "rhe high contracting parties shall French borders. At the thereupon consult together and en-Perth made his "query, it was redeavour {o reach an agreement. with ported, that Italy would agree.—-Havas view to reducing to a minimum' the extent of the departures which may be made.'—Reuter.
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