R, Neville Chamberlain, the Prime Minister, in the House of Commons today said the "Allies are determined to continue) to intensify the blockade in every way."
He emphasized that Brit Jin would do everything possible to halt iron ore shipments to Germany from Scandinat and said that "other measures are under consideration.
His Majesty's ships already have taken certain particular steps."
Chamberlain warned the neutral states against Germany, saying that "any aid the neutrals might give Germany might, carried far enough, render them liable to the hideous fate that has overtaken previous victims of German policy.
The Prime Minister referred to the close ce-operation between "Britain fund France as_a result of the last meeting of the Supreme Way Couneity which gave the British delegates an opportunity to meet M, Paul Reynaud, the new French Premier and President of the Council.
"Announcing that he believed those present desired to "hear something of the last meeting of the Supreme War Council in London on March Mr. Chamberlain disclosed that "this meeting gave us an opportunity. {0 welcome M. Paul Reynaud for the first time since he became president of the Council He was, however, already" well known t6 us and the general public ff this country for his great work as Minister of Finance, for the part he played to bring about the Anglo-French financial agreement last December" and for his untiring de~ vation to the common cause which unites our two countries, Important Decisions Taken "rhe Supreme War Council review-a the developments of the strategic situation and took various important Aigeisions regarding the future line of fiction of the Allies. This is not the occasion to reveal the terms of those decisions but T dare say that the House will have no great dificully riy quessing the general nature of the tenor of the discussions which were harmoniously conducted, Mr. Chamberlain continued, "What emerged from the meeting and was displayed to the public eye was a solemn declaration fo which the two Governments have set. their bands. In recent months collaboration for the tunity of purpose between this country and rance has been growing ever closer. T already have mentioned the financial agreement of last December. Since then we have expanded our arrangements to cover commercial questions and the supply of munitions, and only the other day the Colonial Secretary (itr, Mateolm MacDonald) met his French colleague in Paris where they together agreed on plans for the closest ce-operation, "By solemn declaration our two Governments have now extended the scope of these arrangements to all, spheres affecting the" interests and security of the two nati Text of Allied Dectara "phe declaration, which was issued March 28, reads as follows "the Government of the French Republic and his: Majesty's Govern ment in the United Kingdom, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, tnutuale undertake that during the present War they will neither negotiate nor coneluide armistice or a treaty of pewee except by mutual agreement, They undertake not to discuss peace terms before reaching complete agreement on the conditions necessary. to ensure each of them an effective and lasting guarantee of security.
"Finally they undertake 10 main~ tain, after the conclusion of peace, community of action it all spheres for so Tony as it may be necessary to safeguard their security and to) effect reconstruction, with the assis-hich will ensure liberty les respect for law It only with the conduct of war it might have been iricized in view of the complete Of purpose already existing be-the two countries, "But it goes far beyond the expression of British und French determination to fight to-ether for common victory and provides for continuous Anglo-French ce-operation in the establishment of peace and the reconstruction of inter ational order designed to ensure liberty" and. the "peoples respect for law and the maintenance of peace Europe.
Two Salient Peatures "This thouse will have observed two salient' features of the declaration, namely; First; uny proposals for peace by whatever source would not even discussed before this country and Prance will have reached a full agreement for a true peace safeguard ding their own security and that of other free nations in Europe. Second, that after the conclusion of peace, while the assistance of other nations Will be welcomed in the reconstruc tion of Europe, Anglo-French community, of action will be maintained so Tong as they be nee sary to effect and consolidate this reconstruction Gallant Work of Polish Allies would like to say a word here of our Polish Allies to whom we Feady are bound not to make peace except by common agreement.
"The First Lord of the Admiralty winston Churchill) spoke. clotly the other evening of then and particularly the prowess of the Units' of the Polish Navy. st present operating with the Royal Navy. Divi-Slons of the Polish Army are per~ forming in France. Polish airmen being, trained both his cour try and France. We confident that these forces will give a good recount of themselves in the common Mrujgle" in' which" we are now cagaged, "Returning now to the meeting of the Supreme War Council, the picture which was presented to the Allies by the present situation was thet Germany was putting her own inter~ pretation on the obligations of neurals and accompanying it by threats of dire consequences which might re-Sult for them from the failure to comply with German demands, This: problem which Germany has raised a double standard neutrality is one which we and the neutrals have to face,
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