M. Maisky was also understood to have repeated that Soviet Russia remains ready to participate in any system of collective security despite "the disappointment of Munich."
The problem of accelerating Bri tain's rearmament programme which was decided at Saturdays full Cabinet meeting, was again discussed on Sunday afternoon at the ministerial conference held at No. 10 Downing Street.
Also to come up for discussion was the question of organizing collective resistance to German expansion. This scheme would possibly include the summoning of a conference of delegates from Britain, France, the United States, Soviet Russia, Rum-aula, Yugoslavia, Greece and Turkey, to decide upon a common policy in the event of any new instances of aggression.
"The Foreign Secretary also discussed with Mr. Oliver Stanley, President of the Board of Trade, possible economic sanctions against the Reich, it was understood.
Sir Nevile Handerson, recalled Ambassador to Germany, is understood to have made a pessimistic report upon the German situation and the Reich's intentions in the future—
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