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Covenant to the Council of the League.
 
        It would act as a conciliator in disputes, protect 
minorities, arrange for such minor territorial adjustments 
as had not been decided in the peace settlement itself.
 
     The elimination of national armaments would bring
 
about a great increase in security but nevertheless it
 
would be necessary to provale machinery whereby the Coun-
 
cil would, should the need ever arise, use its regional
 
armed forces to compel a recalcitrant member to abandon
 
any aggressive intention.
 
     In the event of the region being externally menaced,
 
the standing regional armed forces would constitute the
 
first line of defence.
 
        It will be clear that the region which might require 
the largest armed forces would be Europe, first, in order 
to provide a sufficient sense of security to nations which 
had accepted national disarmament and, secondly, because 
for some time to come there might be some mistrust of the 
intentions of the neighbouring totalitarian region of Russia.
 
       Certain countries would need to become members of 
 
and to accept the obligations of membership in more than 
 
one regional pact.
 
        The United Kingdom must be a member of  the European 
region. This is essential not only for geographical 
reasons but also because even under the most peaceful 
conditions she would be needed as a counterpoise to the 
enerby and influence of Germany and France. The United
Kingdom, however, must retain her position in the British 
Commonwealth of Nations. She must therefore accept 
the responsibilities of membership in the Pacific region and
should a fifth region be constituted, in the Near and 
Middle Eastern region.
 
      The U.S.A. is now a member of what is almost in prac-
tice a reglonal pact, namely the two Americas if full world 
security is to be realized, it is of the utmost importance that 
the United States should also Join in the responsibility for 
peace in the Pacific region.
 
        For France Europe and the Mediterranean are all im-
portant but it is possible that she would also elect to bear 
the responsibllities of Pacific membership.
 
       Holland, on a lesser scale, might also find that her 
eastern interests required her membership of two groups.
 
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