PARIS CONVERSATIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXVI, Issue 71, 21 September 1933, Page 11

PARIS CONVERSATIONS

CABINET IMPRESSED

PROSPECT IMPROVED

(British Official WlrelMS.) (Beceived September 21, 1 p.m.)

RUGBY, September 20.

The Foreign Secretary and Parliamentary Tinder-Secretary (Sir John. Simon, and Captain Anthony. Eden) will leave London either tomorrow or Friday for Geneva. They will break the journey in. Parisj where they, will see the French Ministers who took part in the conversations with Captain Eden and Lord Tyrrell earlier this week.

A full report of these Paris conversations was presented to the special meeting of Cabinet held at Downing Street this afternoon. Their purpose was mainly explanatory and exploratory, and the British Cabinet was today for the first time in. a position to understand what the French Government has in mind on every point which arises in connection with the disarmament problem. It is understood that the British Ministers were much impressed by their helpful and reasonable attitude, and it was found that the views of the two Governments do not largely differ on any question. The British Government is at present considering the disarmament convention in re}ation to the French proposals regarding supervision and inspection of armaments, but that is only one of the points which must be considered in relation to the whole Disarmament Conference and upon which no one Government can alone.reach-decision.

In Geneva next w_eek conversations will take place in which. Italian, American, arid German representatives will also take part. Within the last week or two ( Mr. Norman r, Davis* the chief American delegate, has discussed the points at issue with the British Ministers in London and with, the French Ministers in Paris, while the Italian Government has also contributed-'help-ful suggestions to these exchanges among the representatives of chief Powers. The general effect is that an agreement within recent weeks has been brought sensibly nearer, and although many difficult points are. still outstanding, the chances of securing a disarmament convention have undergone a distinct improvement since the Conference adjourned last June.