§ Sir T. Mooreasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether Rumania is still adopting an attitude of complete neutrality; and whether he can make any statement on the subject?
§ Mr. ButlerI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the declaration of policy which the Rumanian Government have themselves issued within the last few days.
Following is the declaration:
In foreign relations the Government intends to follow a policy of sincere assimilation to the system created by the Berlin-Rome Axis, and that, not only as an expression of political realism, but also as it is the logical consequence of the political ideology of its members, who are the true interpreters of the sentiments of the nation. Simultaneously the Government intends with equal decision to entertain the best and most cordial relations with all neighbours, considering peace in this part of Europe as an indispensable condition of a superior political order. In this sense our regional alliances must be regarded as stages on the road of such a policy. As for other countries, the Government considers it a duty to collaborate at present and and in future in everything which may serve the supreme purpose of peace and European reconstruction.