Non-Aggression Pact Carefully Canvassed Conciliatory Note on Racial Law Questions To Improve Relations Rome, Nov. 16. Paris, Nov. 15.
King Victor Emmanuel has ré- A non-aggression pact between plied favourably to a personal mess-France and Germany has been vir-age from Pope Pius, complaining tually completed along the lines of that Italy's new racial legislation inthe Anglo-German Munich accord, a fringes the Concordat.
French Foreign Office spokesman an-Hope that a compromise may be nounced here today. reached between the Italian Govern-Simultaneous! however, the ment and the Vatican in the method French Foreign Minister, M. Georges of application of the new racial law Bonnet, announced that France would is expressed in Vatican circles, fol-refuse To cede any colonies to Ger-lowing the King's favourable reply. many if such a proposal is made According to the semi-official during the forthcoming conference Vatican daily, "Osservatore Ro-which will discuss means of satisfy-mano," the King's reply says that ing Germany's colonial demands. the greatest attention will be paid The announcement was made after the Pope's missive, in order to reach the Minister of Foreign Affairs con-a conciliatory solution.—Reuter, ferred with the Premier, M. Edouard Daladier, on the subject of the forthcoming visit to Paris by the British Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain. The statement implied that Britain and France would discuss the question of Germany's demand for colonies during the visit here by the British Prime Minister.
The forthcoming Anglo-French cussions also are expected to deal with the general European situation, with special emphasis on events following the Munich accord.
Mr. Chamberlain will arrive here
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