London. Feb. 5.
A special meeting of the Cabinet was held at the Foreign Office to-day consider the recent occurrences in the Mediterranean, chiefly the sinking of the British steamers Endymfon and Alcira, 1 lasted nearly two hours.
'The Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Sr. Buoy Chamberlain, was not present, but among those' attending were Sir John Simon, Chancellor of the Exchequer: Mr. Anthony Eden, Foreign Secretary: Viscount Hailsham, Lord Chancellor: 5 it. Malcolm MueDonald, Dominions Secretary; Mr. A. Duff-Cooper, First Lord of the Admiralty; Sir Thomas Tnskip, Minister for the Ca-Ordination of Defence, and Mr. Oliver Stanley President of the Board of Trad.
The First Sea Lord, Admiral of the Fleet Lorck Chatfeld, was at the Foreign Ofice during the meeting.
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