§ 17. Mr. GINNELLasked whether all the allied belligerent Powers have been in formed of and have given their adhesion to all the purposes for which the War as begun and all the purposes for which it is being continued respectively; at what date their adhesion was obtained to the latter set of purposes; and whether the Government of the United States has been fully informed of those two sets of purposes?
Mr. BALFOURWe are in general agreement with our Allies as to our war purposes. They were described in our recent Note to the United States.