DISARMAMENT AND SECURITY

Evening Star, Issue 21744, 12 June 1934, Page 8

DISARMAMENT AND SECURITY

PROCEEDINGS AT GENEVA ANXIETY OVER GERMANY'S POSITION (British Official Wireless.) Proti Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. RUGBY, June 11. (Received June 12, at noon.) In bringing the meeting of the Disarmament Conference’s General Commission to a close, Mr 'Henderson expressed the wish that private conversations with the aim of securing Germany’s return would proceed with the least possible delay; otherwise he might, have to call a meeting of the bureau. Italy and Hungary intimated that they would join the Security Committee only as observers, as they wished for more universal security than regional pacts made possible. M. Litvinoff (Russia) reserved the right to raise the question of regional security on continents other than Europe. BRITAIN'S RESERVATION (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, June 11. (Received June 12, at noon.) Britain will be represented on all the committees set up at Geneva by the General Commission of the Disarmament Conference. The British delegate explained that in regard to the special European Security Committee the United Kingdom’s willingness, if she was desired to contribute a member, would be on the understanding that she was not contemplating that further regional agreements would be agreements to which she would be a party. The United Kingdom had already become a party to regional security by the agreement of Locarno. She understood that those now contemplated would be between other parties.

DEMILITARISED ZONES DARDANELLES AND BOSPHORUS. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, June 11. (Received June 12, at 12.30 p.m.) In the House of Commons, replying to questions regarding the possible modification of certain provisions of the Lausanne peace settlement dealing with demilitarised zones adjoining'the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus, Sir John Simon said the matter was tentatively raised over a year ago by the Turkish delegate at Geneva. It had not formed the subject of specific representations to His Majesty’s Government. Sir John Simon said he took the recent opportunity of mentioning it to the Turkish Foreign Minister at Geneva. His Excellency then assured him that, in the present circumstances the Turkish Government did not propose to pursue the matter.