MR EDEN BACK IN LONDON

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21512, 29 June 1935, Page 15

MR EDEN BACK IN LONDON

DIPLOMATIC EXCHANGES POSSIBLE VAUYINU PROBLEMS TO BE MET (Received June 28, 8 p.m.) LONDON, June 28. "Everything is on the knees of the gods," declared Mr i.. A Eden (Minister directing League of Nations Affairs) on arrival in London from Rome. He reported to Mr Stanley Baldwin (Prime Minister) immediately that he hoped it wou d be. possible within a few weeks to agree to diplomatic exchanges as a method of dealing with current problems. The principal difficulty was the varying viewpoints of the capitals. London was mainly interested in an air pact, Paris in Eastern European security, and Rome in the Danube. Mr Eden saw M. Pierre Laval (Premier) in Paris to-day, on his way through from Rome. The following statement was made to the press by M. Laval: "Mr Eden gave me an account of the conversations he has just had with Signor Mussolini. Keeping within the framework of the joint AngloFrench communique of February 3, we have concentrated on finding the best line of negotiation to bring about a rapid solution of the problems raised therein. "We shall continue to examine by diplomatic channels those Questions which the shortness of our conversation made it impossible to deal with exhaustively. We are both equally anxious to co-ordinate the action of our respective t*° vern ; ments with a view to the fulfilment Of the programme of February 6.