London, Dec. 21.
Mr. Anthony Eden, former Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, returned from the United States, in the liner Queen Mary, this morning.
Landing at. Plymouth, Mr. Eden stated that his visit had not been official in any sense, and still less had it been for propaganda purposes.
"It has always seemed to me, how-fever," he declared, "to be of first importance that the British and American peoples should understand each other's points of view.
"Contrary to what some people believe in this country, American opinion is very much interested affairs in London, in general, and in European and Far Eastern affairs, in particular."—Reuter.
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