Lesueur
Now, Percy, I've heard it said in this country that Britain exercises a veto over the actions of the United States, and in turn India exercises a veto over the actions of Great Britain. Now how accurate would you say that theory is?
Spender
Well, if may use Mr. Carpenter's phrase, that's a slogan which is bandied about a bit too, you know. It's quite clear that no nation if it wants to pursue a course of conduct which is irrespective of what other nations think is limited by any veto. A nation, if it wants to, can say we'll do this irrespective of what other people think. But in these days, in the world in which we live, it's a very wise policy to have regard to the views of other nations. Not to condition precisely what the policy of a nation should be, but to have regard to it in determining the policy. And it's quite impossible to determine the policy without having regard to the views of the other people of the world.