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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 22, 1941.

Mackenzie King Opposes Imperial War Cabinet Idea

MR. MACKENZIE KING, Prime Minister of Canada, saw Lord Cranborne, Secretary of State for the Dominions, at the Dominions Office yesterday. He also called on Mr. Angus Macdonald, Canadian Minister of Defence, at his hotel.

A large gathering of journalists, presided over by Mr. Brendan Bracken, Minister of Information, met Mr. Mackenzie King at the Ministry of Information when he was ques- tioned on his views about an Imperial War Cabinet.

In reply the Canadian Pre-, civil authorities, or between the mer said he thought they had al Governments themselves. most perteet and continuous cons The reason was that before any perence of Calunyts that any group | important step had been taken. nations could possibly have the Dominions had been consulled was essential to have effective means of communication between

ifferent parts.

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I have been in office for many years, said Mr. Mackenzie King, I "and I say without hesitation that ! I cannot conceive a more effec- tive means of communication than that which now exists."

Direct Touch

He added that as head of the Government, he received Cum- mmunications direct from Winston Churchill and was able to communicate with him

Mr. also!

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In addition, communications came almost hourly from Dominions office. giving а complete picture of what was faking place.

the

Moreover, the Canadian High Commissioner in London obtained

and had bren able to express their views and a general con- sensus had been reached as result. Heuter.

LONDON WAR CONFERENCE

THE

AN INTERNATIONAL CONFER- ENCE IS TO BE HELD IN LON. ¦ DON IN THE NEAR FUTURE İ AND IT CAN BE ASSUMED! THAT

CHURCHILL- ROOSEVELT

EIGHT-POINT DECLARATION WILL ENGAGE | THE ATTENTION OF THE MEETING OF REPRESENTA-

TIVES OF THE ALLIED GOV- ERNMENTS.

First meeting of this kind was held in London on June 12

and

it will be recalled that the third a personal account of what was going on from the Secretary of paragraph of the resolution theu State for the Dominions

adopted was from

not only consistent day to day, while Mr. Malcolm with the Churchill-Roosevelt de- Macdonald, British High Com-claration but might almost be con- missioner in Canuda, received sidered as a summary of the poluts

other communications which was able to impart personally to the Prime Minister

other Ministers of Canada.

or

At all mes, but particularly in tines of great emergency, im- portant decisions should be made hot by one man, but by the Got ernment as a whole. Under the present arrangements, if the com-i munication were addressed by the United Kingdom Govern- ment tu the Government of Canada, the Canadian Prime Minister was able to give X- pression to the collective opinion. of the Cabinet representing par- liament and the people of Canada,

More Effective

"It might seem," went on Mr. Mackenzie King, "that some Im- perial Cabinet sitting in London would be more effective in mak- ing decisions. But what is ex- pressed to-day through Cabinets of the Dominions infinitely more effective in reach- ing quick and true decisions than

arrangements any other

could possibly be.

the

is

made.

IRANIAN

POSITION NOT SATISFACTORY

The written reply

of the Iranian Gov- ernment to the repre- sentations made by the British and Soviet Governments in re- gard to the presence in Iran of the exces- sive number of Ger-. man nationals has not so far been received in London although it is expected very short- İy.

Preliminary indica- tions of its nature, derived from oral communications from the Iranian authori- ties concerned, have, however, noi given a favourable impression of the Iranian Govern- ment's attitude.--Bri- tish Wireless. 1000000000

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hundred and twenty Stendy development of Allied Chinese volunteers from Singa- policy for the post-war period is pore have been sent to Manila by regarded as a guarantee that all the Chinese Government for air powers fighting Nazi Germany training by American experts, aç- ren ise the importance of a world cording to Shanghel Chinese re- settlement which will bring not ports. only political but also economic and industrial peace through the After completing the course they cooperation of freedom loving will return to China to join the peoples.--British Wireless.

Chinese air force.-Reuter,

"I was present at the meeting of the War Committee of the British Cabinet to-day. I would not be in a position, on my own Initiative, to say without con- oultation with my colleagues in Ottawa, and through them with their Service colleagues, just what was the opinion which could be given to the Govern ment.

"That would mean cabling to the other side and getting word back before I 'could communicate. It is very much easier to give the Cabinet opinion by being able to discuss it with my colleagues In all the phases and thus represent 'it to the Government here as the

collective opinion.”

Mr. Mackenzie King said that there had never been a time whên relations had been closer than they were to-day nor when they. had less in the way of differences between them.

No Differences

There had never been a single point of difference, on any essen- tial matter since the beginning of the war, between the Canadian and United Kingdom Govern ments. In the last war differences urose continuously between the Governments and between, mili- tary and civil authorities. In this war there lind not been any difference between military and

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