100 Years Ago

NEWS FROM 100 YEARS AGO : 19 December 1923

19 DECEMBER 1923

Herbert Asquith, outlining the policy of the Liberal party at a meeting of Liberal MPs in London, said that they would preserve their freedom uncompromised, unfettered and in complete and unassailable integrity.

A statement was issued by the Foreign Office regarding the future of Tangier, the Convention regarding the permanent neutrality of which has been signed by representatives of Great Britain, France and Spain.

King George of Greece, as a result of the Republican agitation, has been requested to leave the country until a plebiscite can be taken on the future form of the regime. The King agreed to comply.