Despite the clamour raised in the newspapers both in London
and Paris, M. Millerand remained calm and made a courteous and friendly reply to the British Government. On Tuesday he was -able to assure the French Chamber that both Govern- ments, despite " divergences of opinion as to the ways. and means of the execution of the Treaty," were " more than ever of one mind as to the absolute necessity of intimate and. cordial agreement in dealing with the questions which yet remain to- be settled in Germany and throughout the world." M. Millerand told the Chamber that the German• Government had deliberately sent troops into the Ruhr Valley, when France had refused assent to such a breach of the Treaty except on condition that French troops should occupy Frankfort
u ntil the German troops left the Ruhr. IL lfillerand- expressed-
his thanks to the Belgian Government, who had offered to co-operate in the temporary occupation.
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