FIVE POWER MEETING

Grey River Argus, 4 August 1936, Page 6

FIVE POWER MEETING

EUROPEAN RELATIONS.

(-British Official Wireless.)

RI'GBY-. August 1

Mesmgos from Beifl'n and Rome report th-i.‘ the German and Italian Governments have informed the British, French and Belgian representatives in thopc capitals oi their acceptance of invitations to a tend a Five Bower meeting, in orde - ' to neg<>ta'e a m w agreement, to take the place of the Rhine Pae* of Locarno, and to resolve, through the collaboration of all concerned, the situation created by the German initiative o March 7.

Tim German intimation of Hie acceptance of the invita ion has been communicated to the BriLsh Gove.jinient by the British Ambassador at Berlin, Sir E. Phipps.

Aeccrding to press me 1 sages from Romp the Italian Governmen accepted the invita-ion in principle. The acceptance of the nvitaiion’s ahotid enable the prepaiations for the meeting to begin at an early date. These preparn. i'-ns, as the Foreign Seeretarv emphasised in the Commons debate on Monday, will necessarilv take some time, for a'l part.es are agreed that the ground should be thoroughly and caret ally prepared by diplomat <- exchanges. In-lore Hie meeting i.iself takes place in order l-> ensure n successful outcome,