The Archive · 1939

Mr. Eden Supports Foreign Policy

Britain Responding To Action to Restore World Confidence

specta, 10 THE "Nona London, May 3.

Mr. Anthony Eden, the former Foreign Secretary, declared in a speech at Leamington (his constituency) today that he was "convinced that the nation would wish to see Mr. Winston Churchill's exceptional talents employed in its service at this time."

Mr. Eden added that the foreign policy on which the Government was now engaged was endorsed by every section of the British people, and that, in itself, was a "great gain."

It was clearly the universal judgment of the British people that Herr Hitler's speech of last week had changed nothing in the international situation, While the people of Great Britain were ready to respond to any action calculated to restore confidence, they were no longer interes-ed in "verbal promises, assurances, blandishments sor abuse.

Faith, Mr, Eden declared, has been too often broken for such phrases to count now.

"One ounce of action to restore good faith," Mr. Eden added, "would be worth many pounds of

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