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ARMAMENTS

DR AFT; .CONVENTION

(British Official Wireless.)

RUGBY, October 9. The. bureau o of. the Disarmament Conference met at Geneva. The conference, on. adjourning last July, instructed its 1, president, Mr Afi.'liur Rtehde.rson, to consult the' Governments in the leading European capitals, and he stated to-day that he had reached the 0011 elusion that’ there was a- general desire that a decision shoiild be taken without delay oil the second reading of the British draft convention, so

that the greatest measure of agreement might be reached on 'the question of reducing and limiting armaments. . The situation hid become sufficiently clarified to divide the. outstanding difficulties in the way of general agreement iiito two categories, one including' questions relatively easy to settle and the other those less eary of adjustment.

In the .former category he placed

(1) Non-recourse to force on a universal basis. (2) Definition of “aggressor.” (3) Control and supervision.' (4) 'Standardisation of European armies.

(5) Control of ' publicity on the subject’ of budgets, (6) Bdmbing from the a:"r. (7) The setting up of a permanent disarmament commission.

(8) The naval question. The list of the more difficult problems included'

(1) The duration of the first or trial stage defined in the convention. (2) Size of tanks and artillery. (3) Reduction of land war material, either by destruction or otherwise.

(4) Private manufacture of and trad-

ing in arms.

. (5) Military and naval aviation. (.6) Penalties for. violation °i tho convention.

Mr Henderson, said some countries had expressed -a preference .for a fiveyear convention, while others suggested a convention tor eight' years, spHt into two periods of four years, the first of which might for the sake of convenience he called a period of probation or adaptation. The permanent disarmament commission would he' charged with the responsibility of deciding whether. the lfiachin’ery of control and Supervision had been' effective dutirig the first probationary period.

Mi* Henderson urged that it was not , necessary tlrat, the' convention should' ; be ratified before' the commission met. , .The general commission. of, -the con'fare.lice .will Vmeet' o'ii“.-Monday' Viext and a fn'ilber- -meeting T of ,>the-.,bureau will be held on. Saturday.

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Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1933, Page 3

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355

ARMAMENTS Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1933, Page 3

ARMAMENTS Hokitika Guardian, 13 October 1933, Page 3

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