The Archive · 1938

Opposition Severely Censure Anglo-Italian

Agreement — Amendment to Government Proposal for Adoption of Pact Heavily Defeated; Rome's Good Faith Upheld

London, May 3.

LABOUR amendment in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon on the Anglo-

Italian Agreement, stating that Opposition approval could not be given to an agreement made with a state actively engaged in wanton aggression in Spain," was rejected by 322 vot 10. The Government motion approving the Agreement.was adopted by 316 votes to 108.

In winding up debate for Labour, Mr. C. R. Attlee Leader of the Opposition said that M Neville Chamberlain's Premiership had bẹ "a year of unparalleled humiliation for the country The Prime Minister, he continued had bee n "widely and justly dis-trus ed throughout the country Winding up the debate for the Government, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-

Secretary of State for ' Fore:

claimed that Mr. Chamber-poli icy had been emi cessful.

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