NAVAL AFFAIRS
FRENCH OBJECTION
TO ITALY HAVING EQUAL NAVY
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PARIS, Nov. 25
• An important development has occurred in the Franco-It'alian conversations preliminary to' Five Power Naval Conference. MV Briand lmb received a 'Note from 'tli'e Italian Anf■bassaclor. requesting for Italian absolute naval parity with'France.
This request is being carefully considered. It is 'understood that the French Government is unfavourable to French parity with Italy in naval strength, and is also unfavourable to the abolition of submarines.
french naval MINISTER
REJECTS' ITALY’S PROPOSAL;
PARIS, Nov. .25,
Regarding’ the Five Power Gonfferemce. .M.'' Georges Lrt'ygues, Minister of tne Navj v ; states that Francfe'will never accept naval' parity with Italy, as Italy has demanded ’in the Note that France has received from' : the ‘ Italian Ambassador.' 11 :n ' -' " M. Lovelies'' added that Francfe hopes to contiViVie nAval ‘eoiVvefsations with Italy t,liiit She VilPnever’ Admit parity, nor u*ill she ever agree to the' aholi-i tion of submarines. ' :
As tlie Italian Note makes-France’s acceptance of the thesis of parity a foremost condition, tlie continuation of such negotiations is doubtful.
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 November 1929, Page 6
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