London, Mar. 30.
The principles on which he would seek to see the British policy based were defined by Viscount Halifax, the Foreign Secretary, replying to a debate on Great Britain's foreign policy in the House of Lords yesterday.
"We must preserve our CWT democratic institutions, our individual rights and liberties," Lord Halifax declared, "seek to uphold our beliefs abroad, ' prevent the division of Europe into rival camps and use our good offices. to promote conciliation."
Lord Halifax added that "we will be judged abroad not by our policy or government, but by ourselves. If, as a nation, we can convince others of our moral and material strength our policy will succeed. "If not, no policy however skilfully devised will bring salvation."
Earlier the Foreign Secretary declared that the Government would continue to use all its influence to see the policy of non-intervention im Spain adhered to during and—what was not less important—after the civil war-—Reuter.
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