LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Evening Star, Issue 22953, 10 May 1938, Page 9

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

PRIVATE SESSION OF COUNCIL x. ABYSSINIAN DELEGATE PRESENT Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright GENEVA, May 9. (Received May 10, at 10 a.m.) The private session of the League Council adjourned after a brief meeting for agenda purposes. The Abyssinian delegate, Taszaz Medhen, occupied an observer’s seat, and did not participate in the proceedings. Hail Selassie was nob present. ANGLD-ITALIAN AGREEMENT LORD HALIFAX TO MAKE STATEMENT. (British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, May 9. (Received May 10, at noon.) A Geneva' message states that in the course of this afternoon’s meeting of the League Council Lord Halifax was invited ny the president (Dr Munters) to make a statement on the recent agreement between Britain and Italy. Lord Halifax intimated that he would make a statement to-morrow. THE ABYSSINIAN DELEGATES ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION. GENEVA, May 9. (Received May 10, at 1 p.m.) The secret session of the League Council discussed a compromise formula with the object of admitting the Abyssinians. Eventually a formula was found through Lord Halifax’s efforts, whereby Haile Selassie’s representatives will be allowed to participate in the discussion when the Abyssinian case is taken up. Mr Jordan supported M. Litvinoff in defending the Abyssinians’ right to be present, which led to a discussion in which the Latvian and Polish delegates countered M. Litvinoff’s arguments. cDwblhFlyemfi-Sr: aaohv vJeDand ?-Sw