Further Proposals Heard on neutrality in War; "Hemispheric Embargo" Suggested Paris, Apr. 12.
While the exact nature and number of important military and naval measures approved by tHe Council of Ministers today were not revealed, it is understood that the most important aim was to ensure close co-opera tion between the British and French Fleets, especially in the Mediterranean. M. Edouard Daladier, the Premier, reported on the general situation and explained the various military measures taken by France.
M. Georges Bonnet, the Foreign Minister, has cancelled his visit to Biarritz tomorrow to unveil a statue of Queen Victoria, Sir Eric Phipps, the British Ambassador to France, is also remaining in Paris instead of attending the ceremony.
Someconcern is aroused in French circles by the suggestion to diplomatic correspondents in Paris by the Spanish Ambassador, who indicated that the return to normal relations between France and Spain—presumably meaning the repatriation of Italian troops in Spain—depended upon the loyal execution of the Berard agreement, which provides for the return of Spanish treasures and war materials—Reuter.
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