ANGLO-FRANCO-SPANISH AGREEMENTS
Madrid, June 17 Prance and Spain have exchanged i note matoally guaranteeing t>ie mainten ance of tb.9 p'a'iue quo in those parts oi fie Mediterranean and Afaot'c whereii (hey are directly interested. Tbe nott docs hot constitute any alliince, and if not accompanied by any military convention. Great Britain and Spain have e xchanged a similar noto with a v:ew to guarding their mutual interests. These two agreements have been com* municated to Germaay and. the other great Powers. Paris, June 17. M. Pichon, French Minister of Foreign Affiiys, in an interview, " declared that the Fraaco-Spanuh arrangement, besides seeking, to maintain the status quoj which, o>in^to the>roximity of the respective '_ '-posse/sions, could not be modified without injuring the two Powers, is essential to their interests and assured the security of communication with such posseesioas. He said the two amngements were &n excellent guarantee of peace. Le Temps says the agreements are purely diplomatic.
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West Coast Times, Issue 14141, 18 June 1907, Page 3
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155ANGLO-FRANCO-SPANISH AGREEMENTS West Coast Times, Issue 14141, 18 June 1907, Page 3
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