Acceptance of Central European Pact Advances Cause of Peace in Europe London, Feb. 23.
LLEWING Germany's encouraging response to the Anglo-French communique of February 3, the cause of European peace made another heartening advance to-day when complete agreement was reached in the Franco-Austrian discussions in Paris.
Two important points emerged from the meeting in the French capital, the participants in which were, on the French side, M. Flandin, the Prime. Minister, and M, Pierre Laval the Foreign Minister, and on the Austrian side the Chancellor, Dr. Kurt Schuschnigg, and his Foreign Minister, Baron von Berger Waldenegg.
According to a communique issued this evening, after they had been in session practically the whole morning and afternoon, both the Austrian and French Ministers:
1. Agreed on the advantages of the conclusion, fu a spirit of complete equality, of a Central European pact, the principles of which were aid down in' the recent conversations in Rome between France and Moly, and 2, Welcomed the agreement between France and Great Britain to consider this pact as an element of security, forming with other regional pacts an indivisible whole of the guarantees of peace and facilitating the settlement of outstanding problems.
Following their successful meeting with the French Minister, both Dr Anglo-German meeting and are Schuschnig and Baron von, Walden hopeful that it may serve to carry exe spent the night. in. preparing matters to a further useful stage. dha art visit to London.
On the eve. of important conterences with British "statesmen, the Ristrian Chancellor poke of the Sidvestablished friendly relations be~ {eee the two countries, He declared ERS what li Austrlane desired end Deeded was" peace. and liberty. t0 achieve their aims in full independ "Austrians were convinced, added, that they would succeed they. were not hampered by interference from without, Cordial sentiments wore also expressed by Baron von Waldences.
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