The Archive · 1936

Brussels Aims Outlined

The Foreign Minister then outlined the French conception of. regional pacts and the alms of the forthcoming Brus "The frst objective, Five-Power Locarno Conference at

ald, "will be to conclude a new Loctrno accord. The second. objective will be to reach a general European settlement" The three powers the recent tripartite meeting at London did not intend to dictate their will nor create a directory of five powers, he explained, 'The forthcoming negotiations must achieve a positive reconstruction, and not. the success of one power or another. 'Therefore, 'France' welcomes the Kahn' and German' decision to partlelpate at Brussels. "Tt ig not to the interest of France' that Germat should remain outside the European community nor is it of German terest to see France outside the same community, A general settlement 15 possible only with the partlelpation of all concerned, The French Government, M, Delbos continued, is pursuing its polley to) conclude economic agreements. The Danube pact and the Mediterranean pact will insure freedom of com-Munleations, The Foreign Minister then emphasized that France wishes to put an end to the armaments race, and stated that the nationalization of War industries in France has, proved her goodwill in this respect. "France clearly showed her position in favour of simultaneous and controlled disarmament, especially in alr forces," he declared, He noted with satisfaction the success of the Montreux Conference.

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