RUMOUR OF AN ALLIANCE
Received Friday, .12.10 a.m. LONDON, Jaha22. It is strongly rumoured in -London that, Mr. Bevin will make an unexpected annoimcement .about a proposal_for an Anglo-Frencli, Belgium, Netheriands and Ltixembourg alliance at the opening of the debate on 'Foreign Affairs in the Commons this afternoon, says Reuter's diplomatic correspondent,, There is every reason to ' helieve that the grotind has" been carefully prepared for an alliance by Lnformal taiks between the five countries and that news already has been sent to Washington. . Belgium Government officials said Britain and France had invite.d Belgium, Holland and Lttxembourg to sign a treaty of friemlship and alliance. The Prime Minister, M. Spaak, was expected to make an ini portant announcement today.
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Chronicle (Levin), 23 January 1948, Page 5
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