SUPREME WAR COUNCIL MEETS
CLOSE STUDY MADE OF GENERAL SITUATION MAKING BEST USE OF MEANS OF ACTION (Official Wireless) (Received Dec. 20, 11 a.m.) RUGBY, Dec. 19 An official communique issued from 10 Downing Street states: “A meeting of the Supreme War Council was held in Paris to-day. The Council sat throughout the morning. w M. Daladier (Prime Minister), M. Guy de la Chambre, M. Champetier, M. de Ribes, Marshal Gamelin and Admiral Darlan represented France. Mr Neville Chamberlain, A iscount Halifax and Lord Chatfield who were accompanied by Sir Ronald Campbell, General Ironside and Sir Alexander Cadogan, represented Britain. In welcoming the British representatives M. Daladier congralulated Britain on the gallant and victorious action which had led to the destruction of the German battleship Admiral Graf Spee. The Supreme War Council made a close study of the general situation and found that the British and French Governments were completely as one on all questions discussed. The Council accordingly took such decisions as were required to make the best use of the means of action at the joint disposal of the two countries in the diplomatic and military spheres.
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20992, 20 December 1939, Page 7
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189SUPREME WAR COUNCIL MEETS Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20992, 20 December 1939, Page 7
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