'M. Bonnet wound up his speech by emphasizing the entirely. "peaceful character of the close friendship binding the world's three great democracies, England, the U.S. and! France, and by recalling Herr Hitler's assurance that he intended neither! to "export" National-Socialism' nor} 1 wage war on democracy abroad. "Iw our turn," the French Minister said, "we can assure him that the Democracies harbour no thought of propaganda, much less still of aggression, against any other Power. They are all animated with the same desire for peace, 'M. Bonnet then left the rostrum amongst cheers from all but the extreme leftist benches. The Premier, Berlin, Feb. 7.
The statement by Mr. Neville! Chamberlain was received here with much reserve.
The Prime Minister's assurance to France was not entirely new, a. spokesman told Reuter. He recalled that similar assurances "had been given to France at the time of the! Czechoslovakian crisis. Everything. the spokesman added, depended on. whether Mr. Chamberlain's word would stiffen France's attitude. "In that case, he said, it may lead to a further increase of the existing ten~ sion.
One commentator said that Mr. Chamberlain's assurance. was not _un-ike the one given to aly by Ger~ many.—Reuter
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