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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20208, 29 March 1940, Page 5

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ALLIED ACCORD COMMON SECURITY NO SEPARATE TREATIES, f GUARANTEES REQUIRED LIBERTY OF PEOPLES MAINTENANCE OF PEACE (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Oilici.il Wireless.) Reed, noon RUGBY. March 28. A meeting of the Allied Supreme War Council was held in London to-day. The British representatives were the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, the Foreign Secretary, Viscount Halifax, the First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Winston Churchill, the Secretary for War, Mr. Oliver Stanley, and the Air Minister, Sir Kingsley-Wood, who were accompanied by Sir Alexander Cadogan, Sir Cyril Newell, Sir Dudley Pound and Sir Edmund Ironside. France was represented i by the Premier, M. Reynaud, the Minister of the Navy, M. Campinchi, who were accompanied by the French Ambassador, Ivl. Corbin, Marshal Gamelin, Admiral Darlan, General Vuillemin and General Koeltz. Mr. Chamberlain expressed gratification at being able to greet M. Reynaud on this occasion for the first time as President du Conseil. The Supreme War Council passed in review the developments in the strategic situation since the last meeting and decided on the future line of action. Declaration Made In the light of the results achieved by the agreement of December last signed by the respective Finance Ministers, M. Reynaud, and Sir John Simon, and desiring to extend scope of this agreement to ail spheres affecting the -interests of the two nations, the two Governments have agreed to the following solemn declaration: “The Government of the French Republic and His Majesty’s Government in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland mutually undertake that, during the present war, they will neither tiate nor conclude 'an armistice or treaty of peace except by mutual agreement. “They undertake not to discuss peace terms before reaching complete agreement on conditions necessary to ensure to each of them an effective and lastiifg guarantee of their security. “Finally they undertake to maintain, after the conclusion of peace, community of action in all spheres for so long as may be necessary to safeguard their security and to effect reconstruction, with the assistance of other nations, of international order which will ensure liberty of the peoples, respect for law and the maintenance of peace in Europe.”