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APPENDIX. (See Section V (a).) Specimen Fobm of Treaty. The President of the United States of America, His Majesty the King of the Belgians, His Majesty the King [Here insert His Majesty's full title], His Majesty the King of Bulgaria, &c., &c., desiring , have resolved to conclude a treaty for that purpose, and to that end have appointed as their plenipotentiaries— The President: His Majesty the King [Title as above]: for Great Britain and Northern Ireland and all parts of the British Empire which are not separate members of the League (of Nations), A.B. for the Dominion of Canada, C.D. for the Commonwealth of Australia, E.F. for the Dominion of New Zealand, G.H. for the Union of South Africa, I.J. for the Irish Free State, K.L. for India, M.N. who, having communicated their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows : — In faith whereof the above-named plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty. A.B C.D E.F G.H I.J K.L M.N (or if the territory for which each plenipotentiary signs is to be specified— (for Great Britain, &c.) A.B. (for Canada) C.I). (for Australia) E.F. (for New Zealand) G.H. (for South Africa) I.J. (for the Irish Free State) K.L. (for India) M.N.)

VII. FOREIGN RELATIONS. On the 20th October the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs made to the Conference a comprehensive statement on foreign affairs, and on the invitation of the Conference His Majesty's High Commissioner in Egypt attended and made a more detailed statement on the position and prospects in that country. These statements were followed on the 25th October by a general discussion on foreign affairs, in which the Prime Ministers of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, New Zealand, the Union of- South Africa, and Newfoundland, Mr. O'Higgins for the Irish Free State, Lord Winterton on behalf of the Indian Delegation, and Mr. Lapointe for Canada, took part. General appreciation was expressed of Sir Austen Chamberlain's review. Opportunity was also taken to explain those aspects of foreign relations with which the Dominion Governments had been specially concerned during the last three years, in particular the various matters on which negotiations had been carried on between His Majesty's Government in Canada and the Government of the United States of America. As in 1923, emphasis was laid on the vital importance to the British Empire of the maintenance of the route to the East and South Pacific via the Suez Canal,

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