The French Cabinet has unanimously approved the Note being sent to London to-day defining French policy on Spain and the Mediterranean.
The drafted terms of the Note, it is understood, express the greatest cordiality toward Britain, but are extremely downright- concerning policy in the Mediterranean where Italy is concerned.
The Note declares in unequivocal fashion that France has agreed to refer withdrawal of volunteers from Spain to the Non-Intervention Committee solely at London's request and that the forthcoming discussions must be considered the final effort to settle the problem. No time limit is stipulated but dilatoriness must be curbed.
Paris, like London, is determined that the Mediterranean talks must not be unduly protracted, although the opening of the Pyrenean frontier is recognized, for the moment, to be not only unpalatable to London but a deliberate provocation to Italy.
Other action previously contemplated, such as the occupation of Minorca, the second largest of the Balearic islands belonging to Spain, has likewise been pushed to the background, because Britain; like Italy, has agreed on the status quo in the Mediterranean. The occupation of Minorca, even with the consent of Valencia, might be held to be a breach of the status quo, even if it were proved that Italy had militarily occupied Majorca—Reuter.
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