BRITISH-FRENCH ALLIANCE

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25085, 17 January 1947, Page 7

BRITISH-FRENCH ALLIANCE

Agreement To Open Negotiations

BLUM’S TALKS WITH ATTLEE (N.Z. Press Association— Copyright) ( Rec ‘ 10 P m ) LONDON, January 16. A statement from No 10 Rnn rni * n „ a* ± London between Mr Leon Blum the French p" the talks in and Mr Attlee says: “It was recognised tha a^. nlst P r ’ ±US". «± k, l Sill iTJSj a „,| nst , j res i, German Zuld be moment within the framework of Artirl/ P tt SSI ? j Nations Charter or,a 7C K . . Artlc,e 52 of the United aggression bv Geimalv anrt ° bject of P reventi "£ further aggression ny ueimany and preserving peace and security. It was agreed that negotiations to this end should be opened as soon as possible,” says the statement “The two Governments, furthermore were ' u 1 .

*ln view of the close links between the two countries in the commercial and industrial fields, it was agreed that dire " L’tte Br th\ g nd e V° “] e « rilish French representatives on the British and French Economic Committee to press on sh-lction and task .. of examining their respective reconeonflkte be?w e r n ?h^! atl ° n Pla ” S With a view to Preventing meet“ta W pari n s O ta d ! . W i th “«*“«<>« «»t the committee would meet in Pans in a few days and that this would afford an Wan r tthe t fool fussing the full implications of the Monnet Plan (the four-year plan for developing French industry).