Show ENGLAND CONCEDES CLAIM UNITED STATES NOT INVOLVED BY arrangements MADE concerning COTTON CARGOES representatives of american meat packers are now attempting to bring bout about release of shipments valued at millions washington A formal statement le signed to clear up nils misunderstand understand ing over the participation by the state departments foreign trade advisers lit in unofficial arrangements regarding otton botton cargoes was handed th the a do apartment part ment on monday by sir cecil spring rico rice tile the british ambassador it says the british government tulle quite callies tile tho unofficial arrangements in no way involved tho the united states government representatives of american meat packers who have been protesting tor for months against great britaina Brit ains holding up ot of their products shipped tv if neutral european nations conferred here with their counrel alfred urion w who ho has been in england sinco janu iry attempting to bring about release of shipments valued at million of 0 dol lars T tho 0 state department on monday anjou announced n ced the receipt of a cablegram from tho the american ambassador at berlin as follows foreign office states slates that it did I 1 nut t intend to leave unanswered tile the note in the william frye case or to re ply by sending bending the ship to prize r ourt court A formal reply shortly will ill be sent while under the german laws lawe the action of the prize court in bissu ing tho the motion is imperative it remains totally independent of diplo malic negotiations |