Evening star., 1936-04-03
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By the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 3.-The text of the
identical letters given to the French
and Belgian ambassadors by Anthony
Eden, foreign secretary. follows:
II have the honor to hand herewith
to your excellency the letter contem-
plated in the text of the proposals
drawn up March 10 by the representa-
tives of Belgium, France, the United
Kingdom of Britain and Northern
Ireland and Italy.
Your excellency will appreciate that
the delivery of this letter in no way
implies that, in the view of his maj
estys government in the United King.
dom, the effort of conciliation referred
to in this letter has failed.
"As you are aware. We have today
received from the German govern
ment certain proposals which we have
communicated to your government
and to which we are giving our i'm
mediate consideration.
NO fOlJlcdl UHueTtdkiHS.
Meanwhile, his majesty's govern
ment is willing, in accordance with
paragraph 3 of the proposals, to. in
Struct their general StaffS forthwith
to enter into contact with the French
or Belgian) general staff with view
to arranging the technical conditions
in which the obligations referred to in
that paragraph should be carried out
in case of unprovoked aggression.
"On behalf of his majesty's govern
ment, have the honor to state that
it is understood that this contact be-
tween the general stats cannot give
rise, in respect to either government,
to any political undertaking nor to
any obligation regarding the organi-
zation of national defense. I will be
glad to have your excellencys con-
| firmation that this likewise is the
understanding of your government.
His majesty's government proposes
that conversations between the gen.
eral stats of the two countries, nee
essary for establishing the contacts
in question, should be begun in Lon
| don.
II am addressing similar letter to
the Belgian (or French) Ambassador. "
Provisions for Failure.
The identical text of the second let
ters from Eden to the French and
Belgian Ambassadors, specifying COM
mitmentS under the Locarno treaty,
follows:
with reference to the text of pro-
posals drawn up by the representatives
of Belgium, France. the United King
dom of Britain and Northern ireland
and Italy dated March 10, 1886. am
authorized to give you official assur-
ance that, if the effort at conciliation
attempted in the arrangement there
proposed should fail, his majesty's
government in the United Kingdom
q. (a) Will at once consider, in
consultation with your government
and the Belgian (or French) govern
ment, the steps to be taken to meet
the new situation thus created;
"(b) Will Immediately come to the
assistance OF your government, IN ac-
cordance with the treaty of Locarno,
in respect to any measures which shall
jointly be decided upon;
Protection Against Aggression.
"(c) Will, in return for reciprocal as
surances from your government, take,
in consultation with your government,
all practical measures available to his
majesty's government for the purpose
of insuring the security of your coun-
try against unprovoked aggression;
I'D Will, for this purpose, establish
or continue to contact between the
general stats of our two countries
contemplated in paragraph 3 of the
said arrangement;
And furthermore will subsequently
endeavor at the Council of the League
of Nations, to secure the formula