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RECOGNISING ETHIOPIA.
Dutch Government's ' Lead.
LONDO'N,' February 9.
The Foreign' Se'cretaiy (Mr.' Eden)- was
asked in. the House: of Commons, whether
he was aware of' 'the proposal recently
made by. the Dutch Government to three
Scandinavian Governments that they
should' Join with the British and French
Governments . In' recognising the Italian
conquest of Ethiopia, and whether- , the
Dutch Government acted, with tho ' ap
proval : and authority of- his Majesty's
Government. : ' ' '
Mr. Eden replied:— "I understand that
towards the end of last, year the-. Nether
lands' Government consulted the Govern
ments of other Oslo Convention Powers
on the possibility of reaching agree
ment on the terms of the letters of cre
dence of their representatives In Rome,
and that, before taking any final step,
the Netherlands Government , had In
tended to consult both . his Majesty's
Government and the French Govern
ment. The initiative In this matter .' lay
exclusively with the Netherlands Go
vernment, and the. reply therefore to
the second part of the question ls in' the
negative."
Mr. Eden added that the Netherlands
Government had recently Informed his
Majesty's Government officially . of the
initiative taken by It in this , matter.
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