After Sir Austen Chamberlain became British Foreign Secretary, he wanted a British guarantee to France and Belgium as the Anglo-American guarantee had fallen due to the United States' refusal to ratify the Treaty of Versailles.
在奥斯丁·张伯伦爵士成为英国外交大臣后，他希望英国向法国和比利时提供担保，因为由于美国拒绝批准《凡尔赛条约》，英美的担保已经失效。