DISARMAMENT
AFRICA'S ATTITUDE SOME QUALIFICATIONS LO^DON r, June 2. Mr. Norman Davis, the United St^tei delegate to> the Disarmament Confer* ence, stated at a meeting of the General Committee that he accepted the] Franch plan for automatic, effective1, and continuous supervision of armaments following the signature of th» Convention, but withheld acceptance pi the French amendment to the effect that the signatories to the Convention, undertake to employ "the necessary; means and pressure- to ensure the exw cution. of the treaty." Mr. Davis said some method musti be found to exclude the United States from any implied obligation of this character. . It was explained later in 'American quarters that tlio United States is willing to consult on a violation of the' treaty, but ia unwilling to. underwrite the honesty of any nation.
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Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 129, 3 June 1933, Page 11
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132DISARMAMENT Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 129, 3 June 1933, Page 11
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