PENDING STEP

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22448, 18 June 1936, Page 13

PENDING STEP

■SANCTIONS ISSUE ———— I abolition question BRITISH CONDITION [RESUMPTION OF TRADE ROME'S MANOEUVRES / Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received June 17, 5.35 p.m.) jTimes Cable LONDON. June 17 The political correspondent of the Times says it is expected that the British Cabinet will make the withdrawal of sanctions agains't Italy conditional upon there being no discrimination by Italy against trade with the sanctionist countries. The Rome correspondent of the ' Daily Mail says the British Cab'jnet's reported intention to abolish sanctions has been received with satisfaction in the Italian capital, but/with no surprise, for it has been considered inevitable since Mr. Neville Chamberlain's speech. The Rome correspondent of the Times says it may he noted that nothing is being said about Italy's removal of her own month ago that the directorate of the Fascist Party declared for the permanent and irrevocable exclusion of the products of the sanctionist countries. It is admitted that Italy is conducting commercial negotiations with a number of countries, including Gerjnanv. Italy obviously is seeking to bend ffap sanctionist countries by dangling before their eyes the rewards she is preparing to bestow upon the nonsanctionist countries.

SWISS GOVERNMENT OPINION STATED X RAISING OF PRESSURE (Received June 17, 6.35 p.m.) ' BERNE. June 16 The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. JI. G. Motta, in the Upper House, stated that the Swiss Government was of the opinion that sanctions against Italy should be raised. ABOLITION FAVOUKED ALL PARTIES IN FRANCE '! . STATISTICS OF TRADE LOSS

PARIS, June 16

Deputies representing all the parties in the Chamber have tabled a draft resolution inviting the Government to abolish sanctions'and induce the other members of the League to follow this decision.

The League Secretariat at Geneva Btates that 18 countries applying sanctions had total imports from Italy during April to a value of only 424,000 gold dollars, compared with 6,777,000 in April of 1935. Their exports to Italy were valued at 2,453,000 dollars compared with 8,807,000.

COMMONS DEBATE MR. EDEN TO OPEN BRITAIN'S FOREIGN POLICY British Wireless ' RUGBY, June 16 The debate' in the House of Commons on Thursday, on the Government's foreign policy, with special reference to the question of sanctions, will be opened by Mr. Eden, and Mr. Baldwin will speak toward the close of the debate. Opposition leaders will take part in the debate, and it is understood that Mr. Lloyd George will also speak.