Also, it was stated that Britain would propose to pledge Russia and all her neighbours assistance in case of aggression. Britain would avoid naming the "neighbours," however, and would thus seek to meet Soviet claims without incurring the Baltic nations' objections, Soviet Russia's western borders would therefore be guaranteed and, at the same time, the small northern States would be unable to complain that they were having unwanted guarantees forced upon them.
At all events, it was emphasized, Soviet Eastern borders would not be involved in the agreement. which would deal solely with the West—
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