Evening star., 1936-04-03
Text of Eden's Letters
Ready to Instruct General Stats Of Britain France
and BELGIUM to Enter Conference.

mendations for the maintenance Of
peace and for respect for international
law.
The text of the reply by Charles
Corbin, the French Ambassador, to
Eden's five-point letter follows:
MIR. Secretary of State:
Referring to the text of the dis
positions set down by the represent
tatives of Belgium, France, the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and North
Ireland, and Italy, on March 10,
1896. your excellency has given me
official assurance that if efforts for
Cancellation made in the arrangement
thus proposed should fail, his majesty
in the United Kingdom:
Steps 10 Meet Situation.
A-Will Immediately examine in
consultation with my government
and the Belgian Government measures
to be taken to meet the new situa-
ton thus created.
B-Will come Immediately to the aid
of my government, in accordance with
the treaty of Locarno, by means Of all
measures taken in common accord.
CIVIL take in exchange for recip-
rocal assurances from my government
all practical measures within his power
to insure the security of my country
against unprovoked aggression.
D-Toward this end he will under
take and continue contacts between the
general staffs of our two countries pro-
vided for in paragraph three of the
second section of the aforementioned
agreement: Furthermore he seeks to
have the League of Nations Council
formulate all recommendations be-
lieved useful for the maintenance Of
peace and respect on international law.
have the honor to acknowledge re-
ceipt Of your communication and
simultaneously to submit to you in the
name of the government of the re-
public and to the profit of the United
Kingdom and Ireland the reciprocal
assurance provided for under para
graph &C. of your letter.
(Signed) CHARLES CORBIN.
Texa of Corbin Note.
The text Of Ambassador Corbin's
note confirming the agreements nom
political nature, follows:
Mr.. Secretary of State:
Your letter of April l informs me
that his majesty's government, ac-
cording to paragraph in the text
Of the dispositions set down in Lon
don on March 10 by the representa-
tives Of Belgium, France. the United
Kingdom of Britain and North Ire
land, and Italy. is ready to instruct
its general staff to enter into contact
with the representatives of the French
general staff in order to fix the tech
nical conditions for the execution Of
the obligations envisaged in case Of
unprovoked aggression.
In the name of the government OF
the republic l have the honor of in
forming your excellency that it is
understood between our two govern
ments that such a contact cannot
create any political engagement or any
obligation as to the organization of
the national defense of either one of
the interested parties
MY government agrees that the
conversations in question should take
place in London.
"(SignedD CHARLES CORBIN."
Belgian Ambassador Replies.
The text of the reply by Baron Emil
de Cartier de Marchienne, the Belgian
Ambassador, follows:
Il have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your excellency's letter
of today's date regarding the contact
to be established between the British
and Belgian general staffs in accord
ance with Paragraph Of the text
proposals drawn up in London March