DISARMAMENT

Evening Star, Issue 20634, 6 November 1930, Page 11

DISARMAMENT

THE PREPARATORY COMMISSION MEETING AT GENEVA (British Official Wireless.) Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. , RUGBY, November 5. (Rceievd November 6, at 11.15 a.m.) Tho achievements of the Imperial Conference in regard to the problems dealing with arbitration and disarmament, and the position of tho British Commonwealth at Geneva, enabled Lord Cecil, head of the British Delegation to the Preparatory Disarmament Commission, to set out for Geneva, where the commission meets to-day, with tho knowledge that on three important international issues the British Commonwealth speaks as a united body. These issties are: First, a general Act for the pacific settlement of political issues in tho same way as adherence to the optional clause provides for arbitration on Justiciable issues. Secondly, a draft disarmament convention. (The Governments will be disappointed if the work of the Preparatory Disarmament Commission is not able to proceed rapidly enough to render possible a full disarmament conference nost year. So far as the British Commonwealth is concerned there will be no disagreement to complicate the work of the Preparatory Commission when it comes to build the framework of disarmament and to decide the items to be included.). Thirdly, the heads of tho delegations to the Imperial Conference accept broadly the proposed amendments to tho Covenant of the League to bring it into accordance with the Kellogg Pact. _____