The Archive · 1940

Mr. Eden Returns Mr. Eden returned to the Foreign

Secretaryship tive years to the day after his first appointment to that ost. When only 34 he was appoint ed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreizn Office, holding that office until 19h when he became Lord Privy Seal. During those three years he was Sir John Simon's valued assistant at League of Nations meet ings and in disarmament negotiations. He took part in talks with Herr Hitler and other German officials in Berlin 1935, Inter visited Moscow, Warsaw find Prague to discuss foreign policy and armament questions with the Teading statesmen of each country-

British planes caided several places i ta Libya, the communique admitted, esulling'in one death and thre one Juries—United Press, 735 was the beginning of epach= naking events which brought the dapper Mr. Eden into the front rank European statesmen. It was large

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