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Show U. S. TO CONTINUE NEGOTIATIONS ALONE Will Not Act In Concert "With Other Neutrals In Protests to Great Britain. WASHINGTON. Aug. 9. The United States will continue to act al,one in representations rep-resentations to Great Britain regarding neutral trade. H was learned tonight that negotiations begun by the Swedish legation here to secure American co-operation in proposed concerted action of neutrals to protest against the British orders in council, In so far as they work hardship on neutral commerce, have brought no results. The most recent Swedish proposal contemplated con-templated identical notes of protest by neutrals, Hat rejection by the American state department having met a previous suggestion for a Joint note. Negotiations are still in progress, but have failed so fur to develop n common ground upon which action could be based. Some details of the Swedish position as to trade Interference by Great Britain, it is said, are inconsistent with the contentions conten-tions of the United States in exchanges with the London foreign of dee. Reports as to strong German sympathies in Sweden also are believed to have been ronsidered by the state department, al-tnough al-tnough the formal reasons given for refusal re-fusal to Join the movement are largely technical. |