London, May 24 – Prime Minister Chamberlain announced today that the British government was making new proposals to Soviet Russia for her adherence to the British-French front and he had every reason to hope it would be possible to "reach full agreement at an early date."
He said that as a result of conversations at Geneva between Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax and Ivan Maisky, Soviet ambassador to London, "all relevant points of view had now been made clear."
Speaking in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister reported on the latest stage in the long-drawn negotiations between Britain and Russia for their projected mutual aid accord.
Earlier a two-hour cabinet meeting had heard a detailed report of Lord Halifax' talks at Geneva with Maisky and French Foreign Minister Bonnet
Informed quarters said the foreign secretary urged immediate acceptance of Russia's terms for a three-power mutual assistance pact among Britain, France, and Russia..
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