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Show EXPECT ALLIES TO ACCEDE TO UN 1TEDSTATES Request of This Government in Tarnowski Case Will Probably Be Heeded by British. STATE DEPARTMENT IS SURE OF RESULT Austro-Hungarian Officials Declared to Have Had Previous Assurance of Diplomat's Safety. LONDON, Dec. 1, 6:17 p. in. A strong impression prevails here that Great Britain will grant the request from Washington for a reconsideration of the refusal of a safe conduct for Count Adam Tarnowski von Tarnow, who was recently appointed Austro-Hungarian Austro-Hungarian ambassador to the United Statos. Although stating that he had not yet seen the Washington request, Lord Robert Cecil, minister of war trade, in discussing the question with the Associated Asso-ciated Press correspondent, said: It might be kept in mind that the question presents two entirely different phases. The first is that of belligerents, to -whom we could not extend favors under any circumstances. circum-stances. Can Discuss Exchange. We can discuss and arrange for ' the exchange of military and civilian civil-ian prisoners and other similar matters mat-ters with the central powers, but, on account of their actions in this war, we cannot be expected to grant them a single favor. The other phase concerns a friendly friend-ly neutral, like the United States, to whom we are ready to grant any favor which does not violate our imperative necessities. To grant safe conduct to Count Tarnowski, for which there are precedents, prec-edents, may fall within the latter phase, but it is a difficult question about which it would be dangerous to prophesy. The American request has been presented pre-sented directly to Viscount Grey, secretary sec-retary of Btate for foreign affairs. Early action is expected, but some time may elapse before it is taken, as the French government must be consulted. It became known on November 29 that the United States had sent notes to Great Britain and France requesting request-ing reconsideration .by those governments govern-ments of their refusal to issue a safe conduct through their blockade lines for Count Tarnowski. The notes pointed out that it was the inalienable right of sovereign nations to exchange ambassadors, ambas-sadors, and insisted that a third nation, even in war times, was not justified in denying that right. |