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005 31 -5- have seen France, a few years ago, go off the gold standard and stay off the gold standard for nearly four years. We have only been off for three months. We haven't had time to turn around. We don't know, exactly like England, what to do next. There is one little item I think that is worth calling attention to. It is in one of the papers this morning. It is an A.P. story. Q It is all right then. THE PRESIDENT: (Reading) "A Government spokesman" -- this is from London --- "would not give a direct answer when asked in the House of Commons today" -- and the House of Commons is a little like a Press Conference -- "that sterling would not be advanced with gold. Mr. Hore-Belisha, Financial Secretary-Treasurer, speaking for Neville Chamberlain, Financier of the Exchequer, said that, 'although a return to the gold standard might be our ultimate objective' -- mind you, this was said yesterday in England, this is the British Government point of view -- 'although a return to the gold standard might be our ultimate objective, when proper conditions were assured, we must reserve complete liberty to choose both our own time and parity. He does not think he can usefully add anything to that statement now.'"

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