London, Nov. 2.
Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic will be the Janguages in which Britain will start foreign broadcasts, said Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer, in the House of Commons last night, announcing the arrangements for the BBC, to broadcast in foreign languages.
German, Italian and other languages would not be excluded, but a beginning would be made in the three languages mentioned, he said in reply to a question.
Sir John recalled that the Ullswater "Broadcasting Committee recommended that the appropriate use of languages Other than English should be encouraged and enquiries since made of Eritish representatives abroad had led to the conclusion that broadcast from England would be welcomed, In winding up the debate on the motion of censure, Mr. C. R. Attlee, the Leader of the Labour Opposition, said they charged the Government with pursuing a course dangerous to the peace of the world and the security of the nation, and with failing to make fundamental changes which the Labour Party believed necessary for the happiness of the people and the prosperity of the country, Referring to the Nine-Power Conference, he asked: "Does the British Government at the Brussels Conference intend to stand upon the principle of the Nine-Power Treaty, namely, the integrity of China?" "yes, we do" replied Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
"Under the Nine-Power Treaty," he added, "each signatory pledges himself not to infringe the integrity of China and agrees, in the event of a breach of the treaty, to enter into consultation in regard to the situation created. That is the reason why the Bri Conference is being held. It is in the implementation of those undertakings that we are attending."
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