"Similar measures have been made at previous sessions of the Council, and while the principle of coordinate action has been. recognized at these meetings it has hitherto been found that the necessary elements for such ce-ordination are not assured."
Lord Halifax asked whether representatives of states at this meeting were convinced that there had been any alteration in the situation in this respect since the last meeting of the Council, and whether they considered the elements in question now present and assured.
He thought that those member states who were most directly concerned must admit that this was not the case. A
He, therefore, would be less than frank if he held out the hope that, in the present circumstances and with the heavy responsibilities resting on them elsewhere in the world, the British Government were able to undertake the additional commitments comprised in Dr. Koo's proposals.
Lord Halifax added they believed that other governments, who were members of the League, were likely to find themselves in a similar position.
The British Government, therefore, he said, were bound to feel grave doubts whether any useful purpose could be served by adopting the proposal to establish a ce-ordinating committee at present.—Reuter.
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