LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Evening Star, Issue 17325, 13 April 1920, Page 4

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

REAL WORK BEGUN. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Imperial News Service. LONDON, April 11, The Executive Committee of the League of Nations met at Faria and adopted four reports. The first, which, was presented by the Belgian Ambassador, related to tho". protection of minorities in Turkey. The committee decided to express to the Supreme Council their approval of the desiderata-re-commended, ana that th-sv were disposed to enter into a compact with the Supreme Council regarding the measures to be taken to guarantee the execution of the clauses designed for the protection of these minorities..

Signor Longare submitted a report on the subject of the .repatriation of prisoners still in Siberia, the number of whom is estimated at between 120,000 and 200,000. The committee adopted a resolution under which Dr Nansen, the explorer, was entrusted with the task of ' investigating the manner in which the necessary credits might he secured. Meanwhile medical stores are being despatched to combat the mortality among tho prisoners. A report from the Spanish Ambassador relative to the elections in the free State of Danzig for tho formation of a Constitutional Assembly was presented. It was decided to advise the High Commissioner that' the election might be held, but this, however, is not to be regarded as furnishing a precedent for the conduct of future elections.

A report from Lord Robert Cecil on the protection and maintenance of the future State of Armenia showed that as tho League of Nations had not the necessary financial- and military resources for the purpose the Supreme Council should decide how temporary financial arrangements might be secured. The committee express the opinion that it should not be difficult, when this iij-dkeided, to find a Power* willing to accept a mandate.

Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. Later. It is announced in Paris that the League of Nations strongly support the formation and maintenance of an Armenian State, btft with the co-operation of another Power, preferably a neutral.