BRITISH NAVAL POLICY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16496, 5 August 1921, Page 7

BRITISH NAVAL POLICY.

THE CONFERENCE RESOLUTION “AN IMPORTANT LANDMARK.” FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS. By Telegraph—Frees Association— Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received August 5, 9.40 a.m.) LONDON, August 4. The Navai Defence Resolution passed by the Imperial Conference reads: — “That while recognising the necessity for co-operation among the various portions of the Kmpire to provide such naval defence as maj ? prove to be essential to security, and while holding that equality with the naval strength of any other power is the minimum suggested for that purpose, this Conference is of opinion chat the method and extent of such co-operation are matters for the filial determination of the several Parliaments concerned : and any such recommendations .thereon should be deferred until after the coining conference on disarmament. ? The substance of this resolution has already been communicated but the text was only disclosed to-day. Commenting on the resolution. Colonel L. C. M. Araery (Parliamentary Secretary of the Admiralty) said it would be regarded in future years as an important landmark alike in the history of British naval policy and the development of Imperial co-operation. It dealt with the course of developments of the future and did not directly affect the policy of the Admiralty or of average development. Prime Ministers had to keep in view not only the great problems of naval strategy, which had to be considered by themselves. but also tile constitutional issues involved in Imperial co-operation and the still wider issues of international relations.