RIGHTS IN TANGIER
AGREEMENT WITH SPAIN
SAFEGUARDING BRITISH INTERESTS. STATEMENT IN COMMONS. (British Official Wireless,* RUGBY. February 26. Pending conclusion of a final settlement, unci without prejudice to the rights of the British Government and to those of third parties under international instruments a provisional arrangement has been made as the result of discussion between the British Ambassador al Madrid and the Spanish Government. safeguarding British rights anti interests in the international zone in Tangier. During discussions in Madrid tn. which the British Consul-General in Tangier took part, a delegation of British and Spanish traders in Tangier was consulted In announemg this result in the House of Commons, the Under-Secre-tary nt State for Foreign Affairs. Mr Butler, said British traders were well satisfied wtiii their reception in Madrid. and with assurances given by Spanish Ministers foi Foreign Affairs, Industry and Commerce Mr Hillier added that the arrange-j moms guaranteed the continued ftme-j tinning of the existing British instilu--lions mid of the British Press. Bri- : tish officials of th- international ndministration who had been displaced would be fully compensated for their i loss of office, A special economic and! financial regime would be applied The British Government recognised the special interest of the Spanish Go ■ vernment in the zom . and also that it was not possible al the moment for the signatories to relevam imerr.attoiiid i instruments to enter negotiation Thus die British. Government maintained their protest against the origin-> a! action of the Spanish Government and reserved their r.ghts under treat-i ies in force. Tile Spanish G<>vcrnnx ■ ■.' ■ similarly reserved their i -cata Mr Butler added lb..’ accept.,<we of the arrangement w.,- in the spirt <*.f tiie statement he made on December 19 j mi behalf of the Government that i’. was clearly the .n'.ere-of indelidont Spam mid f the United Kingbftwven tile G -Vo,.,p>;t ; that inch e 'por.os-o .-qnally clear-' '<:< - elided o<; the : endin>< f both A H’O. ..;;e ’ athe .mrecment i-l'c. fled th. ' ■ .nr,l right- id it: its-n Hi T. not .i-r Wil) be ..afegum-ded mid tbi.l existing British tn-titut'.o.'i m Tangier wit) <• .-m-.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 February 1941, Page 5
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