22 DECEMBER 1923, Page 2

On Tuesday the Tangier Convention was signed by the delegates

of France, .Spain and Great Britain, although the Spaniard reserved the right of ratification at Madrid. The best that _ean be said of the result of the Convention is that it seems to have ;resulted in the settlement of a question which has troubled Europe for fourteen years. The worst feature seems to be the almost total exclusion of Italian interests. However, Tangier may now have some chance of its port being constructed, and the British delegates do seem to have secured sufficient autonomy for Tangier to assure its neutrality in case of war. This, indeed, was the main British consideration.