The Archive · 1938

Premier's Visit to Rome

London, Nov. 3

Asked in the House of Commons today about his forthcoming visit to Rome, the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, said he gladly accepted the opportunity of following up and maintaining the personal contact which he recently made with Signor Mussolini at Munich.

Replying to supplementary questions he said the date for the visit had not yet been fixed and added that he thought it might have very beneficial effects.

In supplementary questions on another question addressed to the Under, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, regarding attacks on British ships in Spanish Government ports, the Prime Minister was asked whether he would raise the matter of these attacks by bombing planes on British ships specifically when in Rome.

Mr. Chamberlain replied: "I said before we went to Paris that I was not prepared to say beforehand what subjects were going to be discussed. I am in the same position today."—

Wireless through Reuter.

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