London, Mar. 28.
Sir John Simon, the Foreign Secretary, was loudly cheered when he rose in the House of Commons this afternoon to make a statement on his visit to Berlin.
He said that it was one of a series of visits of exploration on behalf of HM. Government to various foreign capitals, and, when they were concluded, there would be a meeting at Stresa, where he hoped to meet Mf. Pierre Laval, the French Foreign Minister, and Signor Benito Mussolini.
"In these circumstances." he Into med the House, "it would be obvious ly undesirable to make a full statement concerning 2 position still under Investigation."
Sir John declared that "unauthorzed. speculations such as have apsared in some quarters may be disregarded. I may say, however, that, in the course of the' two days' conversations with Herr Adolf Hitler, the European problem in Germany was reviewed, topies mentioned in the London communique of Feb, 3. were brought! under. discussion."
"Considerable divergence of op: nion between the two Governments," the' Foreign Secretary declared, in' conclusion, "was revealed at the con versations, but the result of the: meeting has been undoubtedly valuable in that both sides have been able clearly to understand their re. spective viewpoints—a process. indis. ensable to any further progress."—
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