M. Daladier Deelares Italian Claims Still "The Mahan Note merely that in Italy's. view, ceased to be valid, deavoured to justify this view reference to the conquest of it asserted, created now Obscure; Rome's Agument Refuted Paris, Mar. 29, for Moly need not tell you that we ean-not accept this argument. Tt signitie that each new conquest or each new 66] HAVE already aid so and I maintain that we will not concession brings wi new Fights.
give away either single inch of our territories or a single Thus, claims which could be pre~ one of our rights," the Prime Minister of France, M. Edouard ited to ne would be practically s since each of them, ier, proclaimed to the world this evening in h is radio address sted, would carry within it the which was re-broadcast later ign languages, English, basis for future claims.
Italian, German, Spanish and Arabic In it he declared France was willing ta examine any Italian proposals for a settlement of the present tense situation but only within the framework of the Laval-Mussolini Accords of 1935.
He denied that the Italian Note or jer next defined France's I have already said tain that we will not give ingle inch of our territories ingle one of our rights." forwarded to Pa is on last December 17 contained any specifications ie added, howe that Paris wax or any references to either the Suez Canal, Djibuti or Tunisia, M, Daladier asserted that it was on behalf of France that he ready to continue the fayal execution the 1935 Accords both in their spirit and to the letter "on the bases was appealing for the ce-oper n of all nations determined to which ¢ defined and which T stand by peace. He empha: ed that this appeal ha already found have just recalled. response in all friendly countries in Europe and across the Atlantic Ocean. He stressed the complete solidarity exi ug between France and Great Britain, After uvowing his anxiety over the present situation, in which no country is sure of her neighbours and in which the frenzy of armaments construction destroys all other forms of profitable activity, the Premier defined the aims of French
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