The Politis resolution was designedly vague. Still, after expressing with
careful politeness its appreciation of the work of the Preparatory Commission, it " confidently hoped " that the Commission would get on with its work as quickly as possible. The resolution added that the minutes of the plenary session of the Assembly and of the Third Committee would be communicated to the Commission. So Lord Cecil, in a sense, got his way, though his exhorta- tions to the Commission had to be passed on in a rather less pointed form than he had hoped. It afterwards appeared that several representatives had voted for the Politis resolution in the belief that it would prevent any further discussion on trained reserves. Others had believed that it merely postponed such discussion. Lord Cecil for his part stoutly maintained that his mouth was not and could not be shut. But having been diverted from one objective he immediately chose another and made the very useful declaration about the Arms Convention which we have already recorded. * * *
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