THE FRANCO-SPANISH CONVENTION.
; MADRID, Monday. France and Spain have exchanged Notes, mutually guaranteeing themain(J;nance of ,the ; status quo in t&ose pacts of-'ithe Mediterranean and Atlantic wherein they are directly interesti cd. The.Note does not constitute any alliance, and is unaccompanied by any military convention. Great Britain -and Spain have exchanged, a similar Notfi with a view to safeguarding their - mutual interests. I These ' two agreements have been, communicated- to Germany- and the other great Powers. . ; ... . . ' PARIS, Monday. M. Pichon, Foreign Minister, on being intij.-viewed; declared that the Fiwco-Spanish. f arrangement^ .besides seeking to. maintain thei stalVs quo, which, .owing .to the 'proximity of their respective/possessions, could not -be ( modified .without injuring the two Powera^yafcesseritial to Jheir interests arid. assures the 'security of conjmunication with such possessions'; ..TK4 two" itrangements were an excellent guarantee of_pe'ace: ./' ' The "TenipsV siys. that the . agreements tfce purely' diplomatic. ' ,* :
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 18 June 1907, Page 4
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143THE FRANCO-SPANISH CONVENTION. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 18 June 1907, Page 4
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