DEFENCE OF SUEZ CANAL
ITALY'S ALLEGED CLAIM FDR SHARE NO RECORD FOUND IN FOREIGN OFFICE (British Official Wireless.) Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright RUGBY, February 28. (Received March 1, at 11.30 a.m.) The Prime Minister was questioned in the House of Commons regarding the alleged claim by Italy to share in the defence of the Suez Canal. He replied that he had not caused any search to be made in the Foreign Office archives prior to 1922, but since that year the British Government had not been aware of any request by Italy for a share in the defence of the Suez Canal.
Mr Chamberlain added that an official communique issued in Rome yesterday had described the reports as to the Italian claims regarding armed supervision of the Suez Canal as fantastic.
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Evening Star, Issue 22895, 1 March 1938, Page 9
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