The Government could not and did not endorse universal military com mitments, but it stood by—the Covenant and based its fore lin policy it, That was why, almost dirough-Jout the world, the British rearmament programme had been welcomed, for It was realized that Britain would not engage In war contrary to the Covenant, Everyone, Mr. Eden continued, remretted the necessity for the rearmaent programme, but it was his convietion that, with Europe and the world as they were to-day, for Britain To have greater power was to add to the forces of peace.
"We never forget" he emphasized, that' rearmament. ie a means to. 81 jond and not an end itself. If ft fereates fresh opportunities to reach agreement om limitation, I agree that these opportunities must not be missed. It is even possible that through this route, which none of us wish £0 take, Wwe shall reach the goal 'We all desire, 'This, at least, is true His' Males Government "believe and the statement of their commits a icy they are now pursuing
ments which T have made is" the {greatest contribution which it is in their power to make. the preserva tion of world peace,"—Reuter.
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