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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 20, 1988.

PREMIER REBUKES LABOUR CRITICS

(Continued from Page 1) Italian Government,

NO FIXED AGENDA

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"On the contrary, we have a firm conviction that unless this strong "I have explained before that we and virile people can be induced in are not going to Rome with any partnership with others to improve fixed agenda or with the expecta- the general lot, there will be neither tion of bringing away any new peace nor progress in Europe in specific agreement. We are going the things that make life worth with rearmament after Munich' is there to exchange views with the living.

strangely to ignore facts patent to Italian Government upon all or any "If by any word spoken in this all. We are ready at any time to matters of common interest. We House I can give some sort of as-discuss limitation of armaments on are going with a general desire to|surance, going deeper than

the basis that all will contribute to improve relations by better under-formal statement of policy, that in that limitation with due regard to standing of one another's point of this country there is an earnest and their own safety, but as long as on arming day view, and through personal contact constant desire that the peoples others are going to strengthen the confidence be of. Britain and Germany, together and night we are bound to do the! tween us-a confidence which if it with uther members of the Eu- same, because although reason is can be successfully established ropean family of nations, should the finest weapon in the world, it must necessarily contribute to the find means to cooperate in remov-has little chance to assert itself general stability of Europe anding the menace of war, I believe I where force is supreme.

TRAGIC BLUNDER especially those countries should be expressing not only our bordering on the Mediterranean". own feelings but those of many Turning to Germany, Mr. Cham- other countries throughout the berlain said the relations he would world which are looking to us to like to see with that country were lead them out of their troubles. as set forth in the Munich declara- tion.

more

There was among the British people a recognition of the great qualities of the German people and a strong desire to see them coopera- ting in restoration of European civilisation.

FIRM CONVICTION No spirit of vindictiveness re- mained from the Great War. There was no desire to hamper Germany's development or cramp its tremen-

AWAITING A SIGN

"It would be a tragic blunder to mistake our love of peace and our facility for compromise for weak-

ness.

"The democratic system has its "At the same time I must add failures but it has this virtue, that that it is not enough for us to ex-in moments of crisis it invokes press that desire. It takes two to strength and unanimity which make an agreement as it take two to springs from conviction, and which make war, and I am still waiting expresses the wholehearted will of for a sign from those who speak the people". for the German people that they The Premier concluded with a still desire and are prepared to make declaration of his conviction that their contribution to a peace which the foreign policy of the govern- would help them as much as it ment in the last 18 months had would help us.

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