London, May 28.
The British Government today received Italian proposals concerning Allied contraband control which are "regarded as affording a satisfactory basis for agreement," M. R. A. Butler, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, announced in the House of Commons this afternoon.
The proposals, he stated, were received through Sir Wilfrid Greene, British Government representative who went to Rome a few days ago to discuss the contraband control problem with the Italian Government.
"Sir Wilfrid Greene, Master of the Rolls, arrived in Rome on May 22," Mr. Butler stated, "with authority to discuss this question (of contraband control) with the Italian Government.
"He has now returned to London bringing Italian proposals which are regarded as affording a satisfactory basis for agreement. British and Italian representatives are now working out the.details in Rome," Mr. Butler declared.
Sir Wilfrid's mission in Rome, informed circles stated, was successful in paving the way to a settlement of technical differences between the Italian and British Governments, But, they added, he was as yet unable to score a similar success in the political field.
This failure to reach agreement on the political implications of the contraband control question prevents the two Governments from approving the technical accord, they concluded—Havas.
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