The Archive · 1940

Maintain Contact

Mr. MacDonald and French Minister Meet in Paris — SPECIAL TO THE "N.Cb.N."

London, Mar. 19.

Contact between the British Colonial Office and the French Ministry of Colonies were discussed at a nie hyling in Paris yesterday of the British Colonial Secretary, Mr. Malcolm Mac-Donald, and the French Minister of Coloni. M. Mandel.

They decided that organizati Should be created both in London and Paris to maintain permanent liaison between the two departments.

Conferences will be held from fuse to time between Governors of nei bouring British and French colóniál territories, Contact also will be established between administrati and specialist officers of the ter: ritories.

Regarding prosecution of the war in the economic field, the conferees agreed to examine the possibility of framing a ce-ordinated programme of production and marketing of various Colonial products, with the object of making the fullest possible use of their joint resources.

French and British experts will meet soon for this purpose.

Reuter.

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