Thomson moved " motion declaring that the naval agreement between, Britain and France constituted grave set-buck to the cause of dis moment and demanded to know what were Britain's commitments. to France, Lord Cashendun, neting Foreign serelary, denied concealment and secrecy in the transaction, ws Sapan, Italy and the United States were notified two days after agreement He admitted that if rumours and me regarding British and French intentions could have been foreseen the text of the agreement. would have been published, but he expressed the opinion that these rumours were so utterly will that they would soon be forgotter Lord Cushendun declared that there were ao commitments of any. sort to France and never had been.
"We are under no obligations regards the French view ction with trained rosery which ix also the view of cally all military nations an "the Continent. We find it perfectly hopeless to Uy to get them adopt our view that the limitation Tun armaments must be very, partial, and probably ineffective, unless trained reserves ave included. in that limitation,
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