Goodwill Move

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20262, 3 August 1937, Page 8

Goodwill Move

BRITAIN AND ITALY. THE DESIRE FOR CO-OPERATION. FRIENDLY LETTERS EXCHANGED. United Preae Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright. (Received August 3, 3.5 p.m.) LONDON, August 2. Count Grandl called at Downing Street and handed Mr. Neville Chamberlain a personal letter from Signor Mussolini In reply to the Prime Minister’s letter last week. Tne diplomatic correspondent of the Daily Telegraph gathers that the reply left no doubt as to the sincere desire of the Italian Government to restore the co-op-eration existing between London and Rome during the Locarno years 1925-35. Mr. 'Chamberlain’s Government is now dealing with foreign affairs much more promptly and more directly than during the Baldwin regime. Mr. Chamberlain himself is taking a more active part in close consultation with the Foreign Secretary. He is determined to eliminate Anglo-Italian misapprehension. The Rome correspondent of the Times says it is not doubted here that II Duce reciprocates Mr. Chamberlain - : wish for the restoration of friendl. relations. The boycott of English news ended to-day, when the newspaper: for the first time In four months published .direct news from London, giving prominence to the favourable British reaction to Mr. Ghamberlain’s letter to II Duce. The present moves are evidently preparatory to diplomatic conversations of an important character.