DESIRE FOR PEACE

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12476, 12 February 1935, Page 2

DESIRE FOR PEACE

COMPLETE ANGLO-FRENCH

UNITY

AIM TO PREVENT RUIN AND MURDER

(British Official Wireless.). RUGBY, F'cb. 10.

The Times -says, that Sir John Simon’s reference to the Anglo-French conversations in his speech at the British Chamber of Commerce in Paris was delivered with emphasis, and was intended to convey an assurance to the German Government that the preliminary consultations between the French and British Governmems. did not in any sense imply reluctance for simultaneous and equal discussion of the questions involved with all the Powers concerned as soon as this becomes, possible.

In a. speech made later, M. Flandin said tile French and British Government had achieved complete unity of purpose. They had made a solemn appeal to the human desire for peace, Their fir/st aim was to prevent ruin and murder. Those who had fought in the war believed in a better future for humanity. In flying across the Channel, one saw France and Britain had the same sky—a sky which they would not allow to become jffie conveyor of death. Sir John Simon flies back to England thiji afternoon. He has had no political conversations with M. Flandin nor with M. Laval, who, indeed, is in bed with a bad attack of influenza.

PROPOSED AERIAL CONVENTION

SIR J. SIMON MAY VISIT BERLIN

(U.P.A. by Elec. Tel. Copyright) LONDON, February. 10. Tho Observer says that Sir John Simon is likely to go to Berlin in connection with the aerial convention, owing to Sir Eric Phipps reporting its favourable reception.