He would, therefore, repeat the warning given to British shipping last November that, while protection would be afforded to ships on the high seas. ships entering ports which were liable to military attacks did [so at their own risk.
Nevertheless, Mr.
Chamberlain continued, it was impossible that attacks involving loss of life, and sometimes apparently deliberate, could be repeated without seriously injuring the friendly relations with the Burgos authorities.
Since April 11, the Prime Minister informed the House, 22 British ships had been involved in air attacks, of which eleven were sunk or seriously damaged, The attacks appeared to be deliberate in several instances.
Mr, Chamberlain returned to London today, and separately received Mr, Joseph P. Kennedy, American Ambassador; Mr, Malcolm Macdonald, Secretary of State for the Colonies; Lord Halifax, Foreign Secretary, and Sir Kingsley Wood, Secretary of State for Air, The Cabinet is not expected to meet until Wednesday, but there will te informal meetings of ministers tomorrow,
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