Show FURTHER liGHT IN CONSUlATE DISPUTE 5 SHED ED Positions Taken by United States and Great Britain in Incident Are Arc Told in Statement nt WASHINGTON March 9 F Further rt er light was shed on divergent t positions taken by the United States States and and the the fe British governments In the the- New Newcastle consulate Incident in the publication today of or statements on the caso case by byboth byboth by byboth both governments along with the l last st British note and the entire series of American communications The documents on orl th the American v aide side of or the case were made public by the state department Immediately after the British embassy by DY direction tion Uon of the foreign office had Issued with the text of of 0 Its it's last note a statement statement state tate ment ent explain explaining ng that it it had lead not Invited invited In in a a discussion of the grounds upon which the British government withdrew Its recognition of ot Consul Slater and arid Vice Consul Brooks To remove what was regarded as a a. misapprehension misapprehension mis mis- apprehension on this point the statement said the reasons reason's reasons for fory tho action taken were conveyed to the United States government merely in compliance with the existing ng commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial convention between the two governments I Although the British government i subsequently offered to drop the I charges If it the consulate were re reopened reopened reopened re- re opened the American government I replied that this this' co course would be I acceptable only on condition that It agreed again to grant recognition to Slater and Brooks as consular consular consular con con- sular officers there and to the simultaneous issue at the two capitals capitals capitals capi capi- of or art an announcement in a form satisfactory to both governments of ot the action taken and the reasons therefore |