The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, was asked for' an assurance that, in the event of the removal of sanctions against' Italy, it was aot the intention of the Government to supply Ttaly with loans or credits which might be used to complete her subjugation of Abyssinia and to prepare for further acts of aggression.
The Financial. Secretary to the Treasury replied that the Government had no power to grant loans or credit fo Italy. Neither had they any intention 6f seeking such power—Reuter and Wireless.
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