FRENCH REPLY
DISARMAMENT PROBLEM. PROSPECTS OF PROGRESS. (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, April 7. The French reply to the latest British inquiries regarding disarmament has been received by the Foreign Office. It is understood that it is a brief document, containing no definite proposals pending fuller consideration by the French Government of the question of guarantees. It is stated by Paris Press correspondents that the result of this further examination will form the subject of later communications; meanwhile, further and more precise information is sought regarding the British proposals. The Paris correspondent of The Times says this should be regarded as a sign that the French Government is now prepared to face a momentous decision that must profoundly influence international relations. The correspondent adds that, viewed in this light, the reply promises real progress towards the achievement of a disarmament convention
The French Note has been subjected to a preliminary examination by - Sir John Simon and his advisers at the Foreign Office.
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Southland Times, Issue 22295, 10 April 1934, Page 5
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