JAPAN AND LEAGUE

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 32, 8 February 1933, Page 7

JAPAN AND LEAGUE

COMMITTEE OF NINETEEN-

BASIS OF REPORT

(British Official Wireless.)

(Received. Bth February, 11 a.m.)

KUGBY, 7th February.

The League Committee of Nineteen which is engaged in the preparation of the draft reporf on the Sino-Japanese dispute for submission to the League Assembly is reported to have agreed upon the main lines of the report at yesterday's meeting. It is stated that these include: (1) The recommendations must be based on the ten principles in Chapter 9 of the Lytton Eeport. (2) That there emerges inevitably from the first of these principles the fact that it is impossible to recognise the existing regime in Manchukuo. (3) In order to give effect to the non-recognition of Manehukuo, there must be unanimity of action. It is recognised as important that the co-operation of non-member States having an obvious interest in the present state of affahs in the Par East should be secured. Having determined the principles upon which the report is to be drafted, the Committee of Nineteen appointed a drafting committee which is meeting this morning- at Geneva. It is anticipated that the complete report will be ready at the'end of next week. Meanwhile the Japanese delegation at Geneva has received fresh instructions from Tokio. These may lead to renewed efforts to bring about a settlement of the Japanese dispute with China by conciliation. Until the report which is being drafted in accordance with paragraph 4 of Article 15 of the Covenant is actually presented to the Assembly the door to conciliation is still open. '