The Archive · 1938

British Press Sharply Divided Over Anglo-Italian Pact

Peace Augury, Says "Daily Telegraph;" Betrayal — Of Abyssinia, Spain, Declares "Daily Herald" — SPECIAL

London, Apr. 18.

TT by Mr. Neville Chamberlain and. should lay the foundation for 27 auspicious first instalment of the policy clearly outlined a fresh and lasting understanding, on terms of perfect equality, between Great Britain and the new Italy, says "The Times" today in commenting on the Anglo-Italian Agreement.

There is nothing now, the journal continues, to warrant tension in the Mediterranean. The two Empires make a contract only in Africa and on the Sea and the Agreement seems to cover every past or potential cause for difference.

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