26. It may be argued that this statement was even more Canningite than Castlereaghian.

27. In this respect it is curious to note that it was Churchill who, because of his concern with the European balance of power, was vocal about the threat of German armament and potential aggression as early as 1933, whereas Halifax and the appeasers, even much later, were not.

28. On 6 April 1940: “I still adhere to my view that [Mussolini] is going to bark more than bite” (Halifax Papers, A.7.8.3). Halifax was wrong.