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The war news could hardly be worse, and yet I am told by men who get sealed information from the Foreign Office that worse is coming.
The same democratic forces which had been supporting the Chancellor in other fights again lined up with the Foreign Office.
I was credited by the Germans with having hoodwinked and jollied the Foreign Office and the Government into refraining for two years from using illegally their most effective weapon.
I said that I could not answer for the Foreign Office, but that, speaking as War Minister, one thing I knew we wanted was a "gate" to protect India from troops coming down the new railway.
He went back to London, where he succeeded in impressing his views upon the Foreign Office, and he returned to Syria charged with a secret mission.