Show ENGLAND CONCE ES CLAIM UNITED STATES NOT INVOLVED BY arrangements MADE concerning COTTON CARGOES representatives representative of american meat packers are now attempting to bring about release of shi ship p ments valued at millions washington A formal statement to clear up misunderstanding over the participation by the state departments s foreign trade advisers in unofficial arrangements regarding I 1 otton cargoes was handed the do de apartment part ment on monday by sir cecil spring ng nice itice the british ambassador it says bays the british BrItIs li government quite fea realizes lizes tho the unofficial arrange arrangements mento in no way involved tho the united states government rep resent of american meat packers who have been protesting for months against great britaina Brit ains holding up or of their products shipped to neutral european nations conferred here with their counsel alfred arlou who has been in england sinco january attempting to bring about release uc of ship shipments meLts valued at millions of dollars tho the state department on bionday announced the receipt ot of a cablegram from the american ambassador at berlin as aa follows foreign office states that it did not intend to leave unanswered tho the note fa in the william P pryo case or to reply by sending tho the ship to prize court A formal reply shortly will be sent while under tinder the german laws lawn the action of the prize court in issuing the motion la Is imperative it totally independent of diplomatic negotiations |