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Nationality was a basic factor to be reckoned with.
What were Germany's relations with Eastern European nations
going to be?    If Germany chose the right method - for it was
a question of method and he understood that national socialism
recognised the right of all nationalities to independence 
British public opinion would be reassured and confidence would 
be stabilised.
 
 
Mr. Eden had shown that British vital interests did not
lie in this sphere. At Leamington for the first time an 
attempt had been made to re-define British policy in terms of 
reality. In that speech the Foreign Secretary with the approval 
of the Cabinet had defined the points for which Great Britain 
would So to war and a definition of these vital Interests was 
regarded an important contribution to peace. They were:
 
(1) The Integrity of the British Empire. (2) The security
of France and Belgium against unprovoked aggression. (5) Egypt - 
the Sues Canal. (4) Irak.
 
 
If a serious crisis did happen In Eastern Europe,
declared Lothian, it was a matter of how British public opinion 
would react, It would depend on the circumstances. But if 
Germany could convince British public opinion that It has no 
intention of destroying the independence of other non-German 
races in Eastern xxxxxx the situation would be immensely 
simplified, especially if Gemany protested the Eastern States 
against the growing power of Russia. Lord Lothian drew the 
analogy of the relation between England and the Dominions, U.S.A. 
and the South American States In which the principle of 
nationality was recognised as the necessary basis for organisation.
 
 
Secondly there was the colonial questLenin stated Lord
Lothian. Territorial change was a formidable problem, always 
the most difficult. It affects the national pride and the 
vested interests which have grown up, England recognises that