FRENCH REJECTION
DISARMAMENT PLAN
M. BARTHOU EXPLAINS
PAEIS, March 3. The Foreign Minister, M. Barthou, explaining the French rejection of the British disarmament plan, declares that by lacking a test period it would lead to disarmament by France and re-arma-ment by Germany. He praised Mr. Eden, whom ho put on guard against the danger to Britain of German re-arma-mont. Germany demanded half France's number of chaser aeroplanes while the conversion of the German, commercial; fleet into bombers would confer an immediate superiority. •' France was determined to uphold the peace treaties and also considered that Austria's problem should be treated in-1 ternatioually.
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Evening Post, Volume c, Issue 54, 5 March 1934, Page 9
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101FRENCH REJECTION Evening Post, Volume c, Issue 54, 5 March 1934, Page 9
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