Balfour's opinions
are those of a majority of Her Majesty's Government."
I went to Paris, and wrote at once the letter that had been
agreed upon, of which I have in my possession a copy. I
at once secured an introduction to M. Fougirot, the Member
of the French Assembly who had drawn and procured the signatures
to the resolution to which I just referred. That is, I am
told, a not uncommon way in France of declaring the sense
of the House in anticipation of a more formal vote. He entered
heartily into the plan. He thought Germany would at once
agree, at any rate, he was sure that Belgium, Spain, Italy
and all the European commercial powers would come into the
arrangement, and that the whole thing would be absolutely
sure if Great Britain were to agree. I waited a week or two
for the letter from Mr. Balfour. In the meantime I got a
letter from Mr. Frewen, who told me that Mr. Balfour had
shown him the letter he had written to me; that it was admirable,
and eminently satisfactory. But no letter came. I waited
another week or two, and then got another letter from Mr.
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