Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-27
PARIS PLANS DEAL
WTHLONDONOvER
REPLY ON TANG|ER
Spain May Get Concession in
Policing Zone, But Not
Exclusive Control.
FRANCO-BRITISH GOAL
is TO AVOID LEAGUE ROW
Raising of Issue May Not Inter
fere With Admission of Ger
many to Council.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, August 27.-It is likely that
France and Great Britain will come to
an agreement between themselves be-
fore replying to the recent Spanish
memorandum asking for the exclusive
control of the international district of
Tangier by Spain.
France and Great Britain II is
thought here, are bound to entertain
an identical opinion on the matter un-
favorable to the Spanish demands
However. it Is affirmed that they will
aim to satisfy Spain as far as possible
in order to prevent the question aris-
ing again.
Exchanges of views have been GO
ing on continually between London
and Paris. The British charge d'af.
faires saw Foreign Minister BRAND
last night. and the foreign minister
again discussed the question with the
cabinet this morning.
Seek Early Agreement.
France and Great Britain. as the
two most interested powers in the
matter. are seeking to reach an &C
cord on reply to Spain to dispose of
cerned. before the meeting of the
League of Nations.
This reply, as forecast In well In
formed quarters, will reject any sug-
gestiOn that the Tangier problem
comes within the jurisdiction of the
league and will refuse to abandon the
international status of Tangier. AT
the same time the reply is expected
to leave a way out for Spain by the
offer that she he given such share ip
the administration and police work as
will enable her to suppress the in
trigues and the smuggling of contra
band arms of which she complains.
The opinion prevails in Paris that
while Spain may link Tangier with
the question of council membership
as diplomatic means of getting as
much as possible, she will not pre-
sent any serious difficulty to the en-
trance of Germany into the league
council, and there is general feel
ing of optimism that the most impor-
tant matter on the assembly's agenda
the admission of Germany-will be
accomplished.
Negotiate Outside League.
Great Britain and France. which
with Spain in 1923 signed the con-
ventiOn taking Tangier out of the
Spanish zone and assuring it's per-
manent neutrality, object to giving
Spain full control. but are willing to
increase her powers with regard tn
suppression of smuggling of arms
into the Spanish zone.
But these concessions will be made
outside of the league. for France
holds firmly to the principle that the
Tangier question Is not within the
Jurisdiction of the League of Nations.
Spain's demand for seat in the
league council might be supported by
France should the possibility of a
compromise arise that would not
jeopardize the entry of Germany.
Stresemann Is Confident.
Brazil which blocked all efforts to
give the Reich a seat last March.
has resigned from the league.
Gustav Stresemann, Germany's
foreign minister, Berlin advices say.
is confident that with Brazil absent
and Spain fully occupied with her
Tangier demand. there will ,be no
serious opposition to Germany Sc
curing membership in the league and
a seat in the council
The Italian foreign office is known
to feel that the Tangier question
might bring about another disturbed
session of the league, If broached
while Germany's entrance is being
considered. The Italian government
believes the risk of another debacle
over Germany's entrance should he
avoided for the sake of general Eu-
ropean tranquility.
LONDON SHOCKED BY MOVE.