LONG CONVERSATION.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVI, Issue 148, 25 June 1935, Page 7

LONG CONVERSATION.

Mr. Eden and Mussolini Meet In Rome. FURTHER TALKS PLANNED. (British Official Wireless.) (Received 1.30 p.m.) RUGBY, June 24. In Rome to-day Mr. Anthony Eden had long conversations with Signoi; Mussolini. Mr. Eden was accompanied by Sir Eric Drummond, Ambassador to Rome. A communique stated that they discussed the naval pact between Britain and Germany, and projects for aerial accord, and other questions, which formed part of the declaration by France and Britain of February 3. The conversations will be continued to-morrow, and Mr. Eden expects to leave Rome for Paris either on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. He will see M. Laval again before returning to London. In the House of Commons the Foreign Secretary, Sir Samuel Hoare, said the Anglo-French declaration of February 3 still represented the policy of the British Government. '

FOR ONE YEAR. German Moratorium on Foreign Maturities. BRITAIN NOT AFFECTED. (Received 11 a.m.) BERLIN, June 24. Dr. Schaclit, Minister for Economy, declared a complete moratorium on all maturities arising from Germany's medium and long-term foreign obligations for America and other countries with which Germany has no clearing or transfer agreement. The moratorium does not affect British creditors. It will become operative on July 1 for a year and it is attributed to deterioration of the exchange situation.