NON-INTERVENTION PLAN

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 153, 16 July 1937, Page 5

NON-INTERVENTION PLAN

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British Proposals Me$t Mixcd Reception FRANCE IS DUBIOUS

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(Eeceived 16, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, July 15. "The impartielity of the British, Government 's proposals for the resumption of naval patrolling of the Spanish coast must make it difficult for any Government to refuee to treat on the basis of them," says The Times diplomatic correspondent. ^ "The British Government is not likely to be over-sanguine, but thoy will, at least, not expect them to be rejected out of hand." The Times Berlin correspondent says that so far there is no tangible indication of the German attitude, but it has been given out that this is to be decided in consultation with Italy. The Morning Post's Eome correspondent says that Italian newspapers have been forbidden to comment, pending an official esamination of the British pro- ^ The French Government. according to the News-Chronicle's Paris correspondent, considers that the British plan unduly favours the Italian and German viewpoint. The French view is that belligerent rigbts should only be granted after all foreign troops have ueen withdrawn from Spain. 1 French Press comment on the BritiSii non-intervention proposals is decidedly jnixed. Le Matin suggests that a plan. embodying as it does proposals from various countries, will satisfy none. The Petit Parisien regards the plan as clever and adds: "Mr. Eden and his experts worked well for the common good. . , "Pertinax" prophesies that the plan will have died a natural death withm a few hours. The Echo de Paris and L'Oervre see in the proposals dexterity designed to prevent their rejection and to compel discussion, . . A supplementary British Offlcjal Wireless message states that so far foreign comment upon the British plan has been somewhat non-committal, but on the whole not unfavourable. It is expected that most of the representatives at tomorrow's meeting of the Non-Inter-vention Committee will be an a position to indicate on behalf of their Government at "least their preliminary observations on the scheme. Members of the British Labour Opposition hold that the withdrawal of foreign nationals should be completed before belligerent rights are accorded. In thte House of Commons the Labour leader; Major C. E. Attlee. asked Mr Eden whether he would withdraw, at to-morrow's meeting, "this proposal for thc Tecognition of Gen-eral Franoo uiitil after the complete withdrawal of foreign nationals." , _ _ ,. Mr Eden, in reply, said that thera could be no question of any modiflca* tion of thfl proposals whiek. the committee itfcclf had not yet considered. He was sure thb Housa did not wish lo jeopardise in advance the cause of international appeasement to which the proposals had been designed to further. Major Attlee moved for a debate on the subject and the Speaker asked 3-f Major Attlee had atoy support in thc House. Labour members ro'so in a bodv to signify their assent, whereupon leave was granted.