SMALL STATES.
ATTACHMENT METHOD,
SECRETARIAT DISCUSiSED
(Received 11 a.m.)
/ GENEVA, Dee. 17,
After, a strong appeal the British delegates supported M. Viviani and the Assembly unanimously admitted Albania, but refused to admit Azerbaijan (North Persian province), Lichtens.u-: (Saxony) and Ukraine, but remitted to the Committee dealing with the amendment tojthe Covenant the question of devising a method to attach States to the League who are too small to become members,. The report of the Fourth Commission was considered. iSir James Allen, speaking on the Subject of the personnel of the Secretariat, said he desired the officials to toe appointed for not longer than five years. None could say whether the League would become permanent, though all hoped it would, therefore it was undesirable to commit members to long-dated official appointments. IMr Millen thought that Sir James Allen's point was covered Iby the proposal to appoint a committee to deal with the whole subject of personnel, and Sir James accepted th e suggestion. —A. and N.Z.
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Northern Advocate, 20 December 1920, Page 5
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