PEACE NOT BROUGHT NEARER.
BRITISH AMBASSADOR’S TALK.
CONCERNING LIBYAN FORCES.
LONDON, October 31
The discussions in the .various capitals have apparently not brought peace nearer. It appears that Sir Eric Drummond's conversations with Signor Mussolini were necessitated to explain Britain’s attitude in view of Italian expectations of reduction of naval forces as a corollary to the withdrawal of an Italian division from Libya, which Sir Eric intimated was satisfactory as far as it went, hut nevertheless left on the Egyptian frontier large Italian formations in excess of the normal establishment, aggregating 75,000 men and many aeroplanes and tanks, which is about fivefold the British strength in Egypt. Sir Eric Drummond reiterated that Britain’s precautions were essential as a minimum in view of the Italian Press attacks regarding Malta and other British possessions. Although the attacks have lessened it was still considered that Britain’s actions and motives had been misrepresented. Accordingly the precautions could not be relaxed.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 18, 2 November 1935, Page 5
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