DISARMAMENT FACTOR
HOW TO DETERMINE IT PROBLEM AT GENEVA United Press Association—By Electric TeleEraph—Copyright. Australian Press Association—United Service. (■Received 4th May, noon.) GENEVA, 3rd May. The Disarmament Commission is | discussing a method whereby reserves and war material sould be determined. I The Germans, Russians, and several other delegations favour returns in various categories of arms, which is termed the direct method. Lord Cushenduu (Britain) declared his willingness to accept any agreement the majority favoured. He believed tlmt the French proposalthat stocks of war material should be indicated through budgetary estimates was the first- step towards agreement. Mr. 11. Gibson (America) said that he recognised the close connection between stocked material and trained reserves. Mr. Sato (Japan) pointed out that limitation could be effected through budgetary estimates. Other delegates favour direct limitation. When someone said, "This is impossible," Count Bernstorff (Germany) retorted: "It has been applied in the case of Germany." Tlie discussion was adjourned.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 102, 4 May 1929, Page 9
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154DISARMAMENT FACTOR Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 102, 4 May 1929, Page 9
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