Denunciation London, Apr. 7.
The Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr, R. A, Butler, in a reply in the House of Commons to-day as to whether the provisions of the Treaty of Locarno were still held to be binding on the signatory Powers, said the German Government had declared, on March 7, 1936, that Germany regarded herself as no longer bound by the five-
Power Locarno Treaty, which she considered as dissolved.
This did not, however, he said, affect the obligations of the other parties to the Treaty, which were reaffirmed in an arrangement drawn up in London on March 19, 1936.
The position of Belgium, Mr, Butler said, was subsequently modified by the joint communication addressed to the Belgian Government on April 24 last. in which His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom and the French Government declared Southern Rhodesia and the Agents-General for Queensland, Western Australia and British Columbia.
The King is opening the Exhibition on May 3.
"It is proper," Mr. Chamberlain declared in his speech, "that the message which we send from this ancient hall at Westminster should travel beyond the shores of these islands to those distant lands ove seas which are linked with us in common allegiance to th For the exhibition, as its a is thei well as ours, Truly an Empire Display "In it an attempt has been made to present a picture of the culture, life and industry not of one country but of many countries of the Empire "The Exhibition therefore, no national display. It is something more, and for this reason it has a special significance at this time. Now more perhaps than at any other time. there is need for ce-operation and understanding between nations.
"We of the British Commonwealth can give a living example of these principles. We are pledged to for peace and progress in the we and it is my hope that the Exhibiti will make a contribution to that end. that they considered Belgium release ed from all obligations towards them resulting from the Treaty of Locarno and the arrangements of March 19, 1936, The obligations of Great Britain and of France towards Belgium and of Great Britain towards France' under the Treaty, he concluded, remained unaffected.—Wireless through Reuter Tokyo Candidate for
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