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CABINET STANDS FIRM FIRST MINISTERS’ MEETING. LONDON, Aug. 22. Well-informed circles • state that the meeting of Cabinet on foreign affairs this evening decided to recommend So the full Cabinet that Britain stand firmly by her. . obligation* to the League Covenant. The decision implies that if the League Council declares Italy the aggressor it will use sanctions against Italy. The Chronicle,’ declaring that the visit of the Opposition leaders to Whitehall is interpreted as a Government desire to call a political truce to enable Britain’ to speak • ’with a single voice, publishes declarations by Mr. Lansbury and Major Attlee, assuring • the Government of Labour’s unqualified .support if it is Joyal -to the League principles. Major Attlee declares that there is no question of- Britain acting unilaterally, but if given a guarantee of united League action he will personally support all measures, even to the use of the united British and. French fleets. However, it should not be difficult to bring economic pressure to bear on Italy.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 197, 23 August 1935, Page 7
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