Significance of Visit is Subject of Articles in London Newspapers The visit to France of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth of Great Britain, is a confirmation of the Anglo-French position assumed after the French Ministers' trip to London on April 29, authorized political circles here declared today, It was in late April that Premier Edouard Daladier and the- Foreign Minister, M. Georges Bonnet, visited London to hold discussions on all London, July 17. The true aim of Franco-British friendship forms the subject of a great many articles in Sunday newspapers on the occasion of the state visit to France to be paid by King George VI ad Queen Elizabeth day after tomorrow, "Far from being anti-German, its chief source of inspiration is our desire to fortify peace in Europe by bringing the secular quarrel between France and Germany to an_ end," writes "Scrutator" in the "Sunday Times."
He continues, "Our friendship with France is a necessary insurance for both of us against dangers evident to all But it is to take a mean and sorry view of the friendship between our two nations, which has contributed so potently to liberty and happiness in the world, to regard it merely as a political equivalent of rearmament, J, L. Garvin writing in the "Observer," says, "The present occasion has two great aspects, which are distinguishable but not opposite, It is a pledge of friendship and it is no less a symbol of peace. Anglo-French friendship today is more necessary than ever before to the lives and liberty of both peoples. These democratic neighbours stand or fall together, They are formidable in defence, but, the nature and terms of their partnership preclude aggression.
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