Hig Majesty said:
"It ig with the deepest pleasure that T welcome you to this country. 1 believe this to be the first time in history that any sovereign' has presided at the opening of a, ference of all the nations of world. I wish to express my sat faction that such a gathering has been possible and my confidence that this common endeavour will lend to Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Chancellor of the Exchequer.
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