M. Briand, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, hag' been
a welcome visitor to London. He came, of course, to discuss the Security Pact. On Tuesday he visited the Wmg, and had long conversations with Mr. Austen Chamberlain lati that clay and on Wednesday. It is pleasant to be able to say that the signs are good. Appa- rently the chief difficulty was in meeting the French demand fora a free hand to decide when there is German " aggression " under the Pact. The British view is that the League of Nations should decide._ On Wednes- day night, however, the Foreign Office issued a state- ment that agreement had been reached about the form of the Reply to the German Note in which the Security Pact was originally proposed. That is the first necessary, step to take. France has been long in making up he mind to take it, but now we may hope for better progress,' though,, of course,, the Main difficulties of negotiation with the Germans have yet to be faced. * * * *
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