Three Chief Aims Of British Foreign Policy

Northern Advocate, 4 October 1944, Page 4

Three Chief Aims Of British Foreign Policy

(Received 1.30 p.m.) (8.0. W.) RUGBY. October 3

Sketching the main aims of British Foreign policy at the conclusion of the debate in ihe House of Lords on the war situation, Viscount Cranbourne said he thought the war was far from being over. There were three main aims of the British foreign policy. The first was to foster good relations between ourselves and our Allies and assure that the United Nations are united.

The second was to help to put Occupied Countries on their feet and encourage national unity in those countries where they have been distracted by the strains they have undergone. The third aim is to assist in proposals for ending this war and the building up of the post-war world. Discussing the Polish question. Viscount Cranbourne said: “Without a solution of that problem we would have no certain guarantee that Britain the United States and Russia would be able to work together. The Polish problem is not merely a problem affecting the war with Germany, it is a world problem of first importance. No Escape for War Criminals

Durin gthe debate the Lord Chancellor (Sir John Simon) said that the British Government was determined that war criminals should not be permitted to find refuge in neutral countries. The Argentine had given a definite assurance that war criminals would not be allowed to shelter in the Argentine. Nevertheless, the Government could continue to use every means in its power to satisfy itself that guilty persons should not be able to reach the Argentine or any other destination outside Europe. All methods of control were being used to keep a check on such persons and their property.