Quick Agreement Expected on Nyon Plan Changes Paris, Sept. 27.
High hopes are entertained that satisfactory results will emerge from the conference, opening here to-day, of naval experts of Britain, France and Italy to consider modifications in the Nyon plan and bring Italy into the anti-piracy patrol, The scheme likely to be favoured would allocate to the Italian fleet, in addition to the Tyrrhenian and Iriatie zones, the sector between Sicily, Tunis and Tripoli. Italy would thus survey certain routes in those sections of the Mediterranean closest to Italian territory.
Any changes in the Nyon plan, it is stated, will be chiefly technical and will relate to zones and -naval strengths. The main principles of the scheme are not expected to be touch-
The conference is confidently expected to reach a quick agreement on a.basis of complete naval parity among the three Powers.—Reuter.
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