London, July 3.
Emphasis_on. the humanitarian a tivities in Spain was _made by: both the "Prime Minister, "Mr. Neville Chamberlain, and the' Foreign Secre-ary, Mr, Anthony Eden, In speeches Speaking at Edgbaston, the Premier said that during the past few weeks nearly. 40,000 Spanish refugees had been escorted (0 safety under the protection of the British flag. Before the lamentable affair in Spain ended, ided," doubtless "thousands of ish Women and children, would have cause to. thank God for the presence of British ships in Spanish waters, Mr, Chamberlain then enunciated the following fourfold programme:
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"We want nothing from Spain, whatever its form of government, but teindly' relations" "decared Mr, wickshire, fen tu a speech at Coughton, War:
the humanitarian balance sheet, framed on a party basis, were drawn he so ind that approximately equal mume ers on each side had benefitted cly the. work of British diplomatic. and consular representatives. and. ships.
'Conversations, Mr. Eden continued, were proceeding whereby it was hoped tobe possible in' the near future to evacuate a number Spaniards from Valencia in a British On the other hand, he declared, dlsfnterestedness. in" internal. Spanish matters must not be interpreted as disinterestedness, where British me terests were concerned, of the land or sea frontiers of Spain oF on trade routes. thereabouts, Relations between Britain and France, 'Mr. Eden said, were never Dotter than' they were to-day. "They rested on an ideal' basis." "The Understanding uniting us" he asserted, "cannot be easily broken, and. hope "thatthe. circle of friendship may be" widened, because neither wishes to exclude' others. from it."
Another element of encouragement, the Foreign Secretary concluded, was British relations with the United "States, which were excellent—Reuler,
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