On 24 April 1937, the French and British delivered a public declaration that Belgium's security was paramount to the Western Allies and that they would defend their frontiers accordingly against aggression of any sort, whether this aggression was directed solely at Belgium, or as a means of obtaining bases from which to wage war against "other states".
Den 24. april 1937 udsendte franskmændene og briterne en offentlig erklæring om, at Belgiens sikkerhed var af altoverskyggende betydning for de Vestallierede, og at de ville forsvare deres grænser i overensstemmelse hermed mod enhver form for aggression, uanset om denne aggression alene var rettet mod Belgien eller var et middel til at opnå baser hvorfra man kunne gennemføre angreb mod "andre stater".