Polish "Foreign Minister, had, explained {o Mo. Eden that Poland had establish tranquil "conditions on the "German and. Russian frontiers through existing agreements and had friked" whether" any" mew proposal Would improve or disturb the ood Mmosphere already. attained. Both Colonel Beck and Mf. Bouard Benes, the Czechoslovakian Forel Nnnister hoped. that progress. with Central European pact would be made at the Sir John, Simon declined 19 make a Statement concerning the Govern= ent foreign policy pending the hold-Ing of the Stresa conference, out the Prime. Minister, Mr. Ramsay Mac-Bonai, pomlca to arcane, debate Simmons after the Easter Rolldays.
foreign affairs. inthe. House Mrs. Anthony Eden, wife of the Lord Privy Seal, had a' narrow escape from possible death or injury on Apr.
when an aeroplane in which she was 'a passenger crashed through a fence at the Heston aerodrome. The inci dent occurred while Mrs. Eden was {i inaugurating a new air service from Leeds to Heston, Apr. It The Anal oficial communique deal-Ing in details with all the matters French and Italian Governments, the Jcemmunique says:—
1, 'They agreed that a common line of conduct should be pursued in the' course of discussion—_on the requests presented to the Council of the League of Nations by the Preneh_ Government.
The information they received confirmed their view that negotiations should be pursued for the development desired in the security of Eastern Europe.
'3. The representatives of the three Governments confirmed declarations issued by the British, French and Tallan Governments on Sept. 27. 1984, and Feb. 17, 1995, recognising the necessity of maintaining the dependence and integrity of Austria, which will continue to inspire their common policy pean Alr Pact 4. Concerning the proposed West European air pact, the representatives of the three Governments. concerned confirmed the principles of Procedure that should be followed as envisaged in the London communi ai of Feb. 3, and agreed to continue actively to study the question with a view to drafting a pact between the five Powers mentioned in the London communique and any bil toral agreements which might—accompany it.
Approeching the problem of armaments, the representatives of the three Powers recalled that the London communique envisaged an agreement to be freely negotiated with Germany to replace the relevant clauses in Part V of the Treaty of Versailles, and noted the careful and anxious consideration given to the recent action of the German Government -and Sir John Simon's report of his conversations with Herr Hitler fon the subject.
The representatives of the three Governments took into consideration the desire of the States whose military status was respectively determined by the treaties of St. Germain, Trianon and Neuilly, to obtain a revision of this status.
The following is a joint declares fon made by the British and Italian representatives with reference to the Treaty of Versailles:
"The "representatives of Britain and Italy, the Powers which paricipate in the Treaty of Locarno only the expacity of guarantors. formally reaffirm all their obligations under that Treaty and declare their intention, should the need arise, faithfully to fulfil them.
"Inasmuch as the two Powers en tered into these obligations in rela-jon to all other pariies in the Treaty Locarno, this joint declaration wilt also be formally communicated to the
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