GENEVA CONFERENCE
ARMENIA NOT ADMITTED
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(Received Dec. 17, 10.30 a.m.) GENEVA, Dec. 16.
The Assembly admitted Costa Rica, JPinland and Luxemburg, but refused .Armenia's application by 21 votes to 8. Australia and New Zealand voted with, the majority, and Canada with the minority. Mr G. Barnes thought it a farce to vote to allow Armenia representation on .a technical organisation which she could join by signing the conventions. Replying to Mr Millen. the president announced that the Council had no information thatf Armenia had turned into a soviet state. On M. Viviani's suggestion, the whole subject -was referred back to the commission.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 17 December 1920, Page 8
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