The Archive · 1938

Italian Parleys

Rights Fully Respected In Anglo-Italian Pact

Negotiations sind TO Tue "ena"

Cairo, Apr. 18.

Separate—italo-Egyptian "good neighbourhood" negotiations will be held in the near future, it was announced by the Premier, Mahmoud Pasha, in the Chamber here today.

"Mahmoud Pasha was replying to interpellations from the Wafdists alleging that the Anglo-Italian Agreement had taken place without the effective participation of Egypt.

"Mahmoud Pasha emphasized that Egypt was consulted throughout and her rights fully respected. He took the opportunity, he added, to thank the Italian Government for its goodwill and the British Ambassador for his friendship and, genuine cooperation.—Reuter.

Canadian Comment specat TO THB "ce Toronto, Apr. 19.

Commenting on the Anglo-Italian Agreement, the Toronto "Globe and Mail" says that the Anglo-Italian feuds which have continually threatened the peace for the past three years have now been amicably ended. The Agreement will curtail, if it does not completely end, the mischief of which the Rome-Berlin axis is capable while running free, the paper adds.—Reuter.

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