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>>Британскую армию на континент посылать не собирались.
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>Об этом могло говориться в следующем абзаце, давайте уж весь документ. Но м п, после 1932 к 1939 правительство ЮК сменилось один раз, а премьер-министр дважды, так что едва ли документ 1932 года был отлит в граните на века.

Это решили гораздо раньше. Когда обсуждали преимущества выдачи гарантии о неприкосновенности границ Франции вместо заключения союзнического договора.


"CABINET 1 (22).
CONCLUSIONS of a Meeting of the Cabinet held at 10, Downing Street, S.W., on Tuesday, 10th January, 1922, at 11 a. m.

PRESENT:-
The Right Hon. A. Chamberlain, M P.,
Lord Privy Seal (In the Chair).

The Right Hon E. Shortt. K.C,, Mr P.,
Secretary of State for Home Affairs,,

The Right Hon. W.S. Churchill.,
Secretary of State for Home Affairs,,
M.P.;, Secretary of State for the Colonies

The Right Hon. E.S. Montagu, M.P.
Secretary of State for India.

The Right Hon. S. Baldwin, M.,P.,
President of the Board of Trade

The Right Hon. H.A.L. Fisher, M.P.,
President of the Board of Education,

The Right Hon. T.J. Macnamara, M.P.,
Minister of Labour.

The Right Hon. R. Munro, K.C., M.P.,
Secretary for Scotland.

The Right Hon. Sir H. Greenwood,
Bart., K.C., M.P. , Chief Secretary for Ireland.

The Cabinet considered the aide-memoire on the proposed Anglo-French Alliance sent by the Prime Minister to M. Briand on the 4th January, 1922 (A.J.311) and M. Briand's reply thereto dated 8th January, 1922 (A.J.319).

The view was expressed that we were under moral obligations to defend the soil of France against unprovoked aggression by Germany. The Dominion Prime Ministers at the imperial meetings last summer had expressed their readiness to help France in such an eventuality.

General concurrence was expressed in the draft Articles proposed by the Prime Minister. While they did not throw heavy obligations upon us, they would be of great value to France. It was pointed out that an Anglo-French alliance of a bi-lateral character was
open to serious objections as it would leave us no longer free. France would endeavour to induce us to increase our Army so that we should be able to send large military forces to the Continent or wherever they were required by Prance. Under the proposed
guarantee on the other hand we should not have to make any special military preparations. Our military policy would remain uneffected; and we should only provide the military forces required for the needs of the British Empire. If Germany attacked France, the whole of the resources of the British Empire would be available to support France.
Such a guarantee would give confidence in France and would help the thoughtful section of French opinion to fight the Chavenist party in Prance.

Such a guarantee would also give us a free hand with regard to Germany. It must be remembered that to many people in this country the idea of giving any assistance to Germany was repellent, but we must realise that Germany is to us the most important
country in Europe not only on account of our trade with her, but also because she is the key to the situation in Russia. By helping Germany we might under existing conditions expose ourselves to the charge of deserting France; but if Prance was our ally no such charge could be made.

It was stated that Germany would welcome such a guarantee. It would make for a general easement in Europe. It would not meet all the military dangers; but it was recognised that it was beyond our resources to deal with certain military problems such as the defence of Poland.
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It was agreed that offensive and defensive alliance on the lines proposed by France was unacceptable. It would give France the right to ask us to maintain an Army up to the level desired by her.

The terms of the draft Articles included in the Prime Minister's telegram of 9th January were generally approved.