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February 94th 1989*
x hm the honour to transmit te Hear
Lordship herewith the %Wft of M address ON *OaT
foreign Feliet" broadoaet on February 90th by
Senator Pitt cam, the Chairraan of the sonata Foreign
Relations Comlttee.
2* X| will he seen that a large port of
the sonotor1a epeeoh consisted of a diatribe
against certain foreign countries - his criticisms
tolas divided mere or lees impartially between
the three dictator states end thn united Kingdom.
Oerswny, Itoly and Japan were described as "absolutely
controlled fey arbitrary end ruthloee dietAtora%
M following a *polley of aoayot and domination
through military foroo end the throat of military
force", and as having "defied every instrumentality
that governments have set up to protect the integrity
and the rights of amll uiroraanata againat unjust
domination and congest and for the preservatiea
of paeoe among all aatlo&a«a  Their "intent to
deed note the world" me, the senator claimed,
"evident to any unblaeaed thinking person" aad be
did not healtato to accuse Herr Hitler of aoatoa*
plating obtaining control over Siberia* Japan of
necking the overlordshlp of Eastern Aaia and the
Pacific Island a and all three governments of aiming
The Right Honourable
The Viscount Halifax, K»0»#
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at the ultl&ate doplnatioa of latin l»Mriini
9m Hie Uajeaty*a OomwiBt on the other hand
wort criticised for tholr polity of oppoaaement whioh
Sonator Pit toon alleged had not contributed anything
to the cause of peace, but on the contrary had only
served to eneourago tho eiabitlona of tho dictator
etatee*   It mo tho attitude of His Ba joatar* b
government end their pureait of appoaaeaont which,
the Senator declared, hod foollltotod tho ouoooaooo
of tho, thro a totalitarian governs* ata la Kenohukuo,
la Abyestnia, In Austria and finally In Czechoslovakia*
Tbo polity of appeeeeaoat hod aoeoaplinhad nothing
for poaoo* far justice or liborty. la feat* tho
Senator said, tho most that could ho said for it
wae that *it had postponed for a few day* tho oaocution
of tho vlettaa."
<• Xt Might have boon expoctod that after so
auoh critleiaa of farolga governmenta Senator Fittman i
especially 1b view of the responsible pooltion ha
ooouploo • aculd have given some oloar Indication of
tho policy which ha thought the United states aoveranont
should adopt or of the lino they ohould follow In
the ovoat of tho European war* of whioh ho eocaed ao
apprehonoivo« breaking out*   He speech woo, however,
singularly devoid of any constructive suggestions*
Me eortalnly condemned nay policy of toolotion* and
doolarod that tho United state* would dofoad ita
people and Ita Institutions agalnet any attache* But
although ha specifically roforrod to tho provisions
of tho existing Neutrality leglelation, ho woe careful
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to avoid making any mention of the; possibility jgi
this legislation night be emended or giving asy
Indication whether op not he ehared the views commonly
attributed to the President in this connexion. The
most Jjnat he said in this regard was "we will not aid
w, government whose policy is based upon conquest
and military domination*   We will not refuse the
oppressed governments any aid we may legally give
them, short of war. 11
I have the honour to be,
with the highest respect,
"... ' My Iiord,-.^
Your Lordship's most obedient,
humble servant,
(SOD) H« C- LINDSAY,