‘MENACE TO UNITY’

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30042, 29 January 1963, Page 10

‘MENACE TO UNITY’

Fanfani Ou Treaty (NX Preae Asm.—Cepyrtykt) BOMB, January M The Italian Prime Minister (Dr. Amlntore Fanfani) baa denounced the rebsnt French-German friendahip treaty as a “menace” to Buropean unity. Mr Fanfani alao criticised President de Gaulle for his attitude to British entry into the Common Market The Italian leader, beck Bern tote in Weehingtoo the week before loot, fold Par--1 iai))mt President. shared hie views. Dr. Fanfani was replying in a debate on a no-confidence motion tabled by the Communists in the Chamber of Deputies. The motion was defeated by 28! votes to 173, with « abstentions. Dr. Fanfani, in a blunt foreign policy declaration, said Italy considered the Paris-Bonn accord “a menace to the Common Market, a menace to progress toward European unity, and a menace to the internal equilibrium of NAT.O.” He mid his Government during the last year had twice told France “It would be a fatal error” to oppose the favourable conclusion of negotiations with Britain. His Government had told Bonn in May and Paris in September and October that a French-German pact would create “a fracture rather than step up progress” toward European unity. He pledged Italy to continue to work for Britain’s entry into the Common Market