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sincere and enthusiastic than in 1914-1918. He expressed
 
great concern, however, with regard to the economic situ-
 
ation which would confront the United Kingdom if the war
 
lasted for any considerable period. He hoped that some
 
way might be found to achieve security and peace before
 
the whole economy of Europe smashed. He expressed enthu-
 
siastic support for the liberal trade policies sponsored
 
by Secretary Hull.
 
         Lord Hankey, whom I had known before, told me
 
Mr. Chamberlain had spoken with him of our talk the 
 
preceeding evening. He said that I believed I would find 
 
I would receive some valuable information when I saw 
 
Mr. Chamberlain again the following day. I gathered 
 
that Lord Hahkey and Sir Horace Wilson, who joined Lord 
 
Hankey and myself after lunch, were both striving to find 
 
some approach to the problem of security and disarmament 
 
which might offer some hope of preventing a protracted 
 
war of devastation.