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an expanding world demand is even more important 
than it is to U.S.A.
 
7. Group B believes, firstly, that on both political
 
and economic grounds the dismemberment of Germany
 
impracticable and that (apart from a poesible voluntary
 
mevement in Austria for independence), it will be necessary
 
for Germany to remain united.
 
     Secondly, Group B is convinced that world peace
 
cannot be permanently maintained by the predominance of the
 
armed forcee of the Alllee but rather that would cooperation
 
will be essential.
 
     In the following paragraphs the practicability
 
of Group B objectives will be examined.
 
INTERNATIONAL CONTROL OF ARMS
 
8. Is general national disarmament practical?
 
There will be general agreement that the burden of
 
competitive armaments is too heavy to be borne and that
 
its effects upon political relations is highly dangerous. 
 
     There are three methods by which these dangers 
 
might be overcome and the burden of armaments reduced:
 
(i) a limitation of armaments.
 
(ii) reduction of armaments.
 
(iii) the abolition of national armaments and the 
cremation of international police forces.
 
     Which of these methods can be regarded as the
 
more practical?
 
     The question of disarmaments is based on the 
 
assumption that Germany having been conquered was disarmed.  
 
It would then be necessary to consider how far a limitation
 
or reduction of armaments can be brought about between the
 
other nations. On first examination it would appear that
 
Germany being disarmed, Britain and France could reduce the
 
burden of their armaments. This, however, would immediately
 
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