Mr. Eden replied in the affirmative, The Japanese Government had com. plained of British economic policy but it could not expect any help in that direction unti] it treated Bri! interests in China with proper coz sideration (loud cheers).
Invited to make a statement of Anglo-Chinese relations. Mr, Eden declared: "The relations of the two ents remain, I am happy and ce-operation.
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The declaration is also likely to contain formal territorial guarantees to France by Germany. Political el servers in Berne note that the French public is still being kept completely "ju the dark" over the French concessions to Germany, whereas Vichy is trying to exploit to the maximum alleged advantages likely to be d rived from the agreement with Germany—notably the return of a large number of French prisoners of war and demarcation of the French zones to include Paris in the unoccupied area.
The fruits of close Franco-Germ: ce-operation are already visible in ihe banning of Swiss newspapers in France, thereby depriving the French public of having easy access to British news.
The German-controlled Paris radio describes the Franco-German talks as being part of a far-sighted policy whereby France will, of her own free will, be included in the "new order." North Africa, it was added, would have an important part to play in the work of reconstruction.—Reuter.
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