"In the course of the conversations between Herr von Ribbentrop and M. Bonnet, (states the official communqué) there were examined the principal European problems, more particularly those concerning directly Franco-German political and economic relations, "Tt was recognized on both sides that the development of relations between the two countries on the basis of formal recognition of their frontier would serve not only their common interests, but constitute an essential contribution to the maintenance of peace.
"It is in this spirit that both foreign ministers signed the Declaration, which, whilst reserving the special relations of both Governments with Third Powers, expresses their desire for peaceful collaboration and mutual respect, and thus mark an important step on the way to general appeasement."
Text of Declaration "The text of the Franco-German declaration, signed by M. Bonnet and Herr von Ribbentrop, states that the respective Governments agreed:—
Firstly, that the French and German Governments fully share the conviction that peaceful and good neighbour ly relations between France and Germany constitute one of the essential elements of the consolidation \of the situation in Europe, and the maint of generat peace; Secondly, that both. Governments will therefore do ell in their to assure the development of such relations between their two countries; no question of a territorial nature remains to be settled, and they solemnly recognize countries as at present traced; as definite the frontier between their Thirdly, the era resolved, tions with of the two Govenmente have signed te usting in this, the repres present Declaration, which comes into force immedíately.—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.