NAVAL PARLEY

Northern Advocate, 25 October 1935, Page 7

NAVAL PARLEY

NEW TREATIES WANTED a ■ BRITAIN SENDS OUT INVITATIONS [British. Official Wireless.] (Received 1 p.m.) RUGBY, October 24* • Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, First Lord of the Admiralty, : stated in the House of Commons that the Government had addressed a communication to the United States, France and Italy and Japan. inquiring. whether they were prepared to be. represented at a conference in London oh December 2, (he. purpose of which would be ;to secure agreements on as many aspects as possible of . naval limitations, with a view to the conclusion of an international treaty, to take the place of the two naval treaties expiring at the end of 193,5. , . An earlier message from Washington stated; — The Navy Department revealed today that it expects an invitation from the British Government to attend a naval conference in London early in December, and that the United States Government is prepared to accept the invitation. Admiral Staridley, Chief of Naval Operations, has been tentatively selected as leader of the technical delegation, and if diplomatic representation is necessary Mr Norman' Davis, or the Ambassador, Mr W. R. Bingham, probably will serve. In an interview with journalists, the Secretary of the Navy, Mr C. A. Swanson, said the department felt that the work of the conference would be largely a discussion of routine naval matters. Asked regarding ratios he declared that he still favoured the 5-5-3 ratio as agreed upon at Washington Conference.