LEVANT STATES
INDEPENDENCE ASSURED BRITISH AND FRENCH POLICY (N.Z. Press Association —Copyright.) (Rec. 12.30 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 21. The intention of Britain and France to ensure independence for the Levant States is declared in the text of joint policy statements relating to the regrouping and withdrawal of troops from, the Levant.
Each Government also affirms its intention of doing nothing to supplant the interests or responsibilities of the other in the Middle East, having full regard to the political status of the countries in question.
One of the objects of the discussions ht present proceeding in Beirut will be the fixing of a very early date for Ihe beginning of the withdrawal programme ■ and evacuation will include provision for the retention of sufficient forces to guarantee security until a decision by the United Nations Organisation on the organisation of collective security in the Levant area.
Britain and France will discuss the dispositions of troops with .the Lebanese and Syrian Governments.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 66, Issue 62, 22 December 1945, Page 5
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