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EARLIEST POSSIBLE DATE GERMAN HASTE DEPKECATED ;■ eraph—Copyright. (Received 13th September, 10 a.m.) GENEVA, 12th September. At the third Commission of Disarmament, Count Bernstorff reiterated. Herr Mueller's request for tho earliest possible summoning of the full Disarmament Conference. M. Boncour (France) urged the fixing of a definite date for the Preparatory Commission at the earliest. Lord Cushendun outspokenly deprecated undue haste, especially as they had not the necessary information enabling them to decide on the most opportune date. Ho urged that the decision should be left to the chairman's discretion. Viscount Sato (Japan) gave figures showing Japan's post-war armament reductions. On her own initiative she had reduced her army by one-third. Japan sincerely desired an equitable reduction of armaments, but this could not be attained with a magic wand, but gradually and progressively. He supported the Norwegian delegate's suggestion for a standing committee to study the armaments of all countries..
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 55, 13 September 1928, Page 11
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152CALL FOR CONFERENCE Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 55, 13 September 1928, Page 11
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