Regarding the scheme providing western Europe with a deterrent against unprovoked aerial aggression the proposals were adopted, It was agreed that the British commitment would not extend beyond the Locarno obligations.
Sir Herbert Samuel, Liberal leeder, evoked cheers when he congratulated the Foreign Secretary on the measure Jot agreement which had ea far been riy, achieved, and he expressed the common hope that it would lead to 3 useful result, He then asked for the assurance that the pursuit of objects embodied in the communique would not lead to a slackening of the government's efforts to secure a general disarmament convention, for which these proposals were, of course, no oubstitute, To this Sir John Simon replied: have no hesitation in giving that
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