Foreign central banks asked whether the Bank of England was contemplating changing its view of the pound’s exchange rate. Of course they were told that there was no intention of abandoning Britain’s link to gold, and that the strong pound represented a deep and long commitment (in the same way that US Treasury Secretary John Snow today affirms the idea of a “strong dollar”).
外国的央行们询问英格兰银行是否在考虑改变其英镑汇率的立场。回答当然是该行无意放弃英镑与黄金的联系，坚挺的英镑代表着一种深远和长期的承诺（这与今天的美国财长约翰·斯诺确认“强势美元”的立场如出一辙）。只有法国不理会英国的声明并大量抛售英镑储备。