Commonwealth Government strongly of opinion that, as a
contribution to peace, Anglo-Italian agreement should be brought
into operation forthwith and de jure recognition accorded to
Italian Empire in Abyssinia. Italian withdrawal of 10,000 troops
from Spain seems a real contribution and in present condition of
world, a peaceful and friendly Mediterranean is in our opinion
essential. To refuse de jure recognition seems to us to ignore the
facts and to risk danger for a matter which is now immaterial. [1]