REPORTS RENEWED
■ .vr. .V-'' * - ••••vii; --- ’ ■ ' - ' ' -■ •: • . FRANCO-SOVIET PACT OFFICIAL DENIALS (Klee. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (Received Dee. 19, 3 p.m.) PARIS, Dec 18. Renewed reports of, a FrancoRussian military pact produced a series of denials from the Foreign Office stating that there was rio more between the ‘ countries than a diplomatic understanding to work together for an eastern paid. 'M. Laval, spealting in the Senate, said France was also engaged in negotiations for a rapprochement with Italy to'settle purely Franco-Italian questions. France desired.a full.agreement with Poland, and shortly, would ifesume Negotiations ‘avith. Germany. He believed that a Franco-German rtippochemeiit within the international framework would effectively guarantee peace, and Germany would be again invited to participate in an eastern pact,,... ~ j j. The. Chamber, .by 460 votes to 130, voted a supplementary grant of £11,000,000 for the .modernisation of war material. ■Cries of “Oh!” greeted an announcement that’ France buys machine 'tools for munition making from Germany.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18584, 19 December 1934, Page 15
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155REPORTS RENEWED Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18584, 19 December 1934, Page 15
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