Ottawa, Apr. 24.
When Great Britain is at war, we are at war."
'This terse statement concerning the foreign policy of New Zealand was made to-day by Mr. G. W. Forbes, Prime Minister of New Zealand, on his arrival en route to London' for the Silver Jubilee celebrations.
Questioned concerning a report that the Prime Ministers of the Dominions will discuss defence with the British Cabinet within the next few weeks, Mr. Forbes declared that he saw no necessity for such discussions.
New Zealand, he stated, had been kept well informed of the Progress of recent diplomatic discussions car~ Fied en by Sir John Simon, the For-ign Secretary. New Zealanders, he added, were confident that Great Britain would always be on the side of peace and would make no commitments that were not absolutely necessary—Reuter.
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