LORD CUSHENDUN AS SPOKEMAN
WASHINGTON COMMENT
(Received 10th August, 8.55 a.m.) WASHINGTON, 9th August. England's move in , designating Lord Cushendun a$ the foremost British spokesman'on the disarmament, question and to sign the Kellogg Treaty on behalf of Britain arid four' dominions, is regarded here as a frank bid for initiating informal naval disarmament conversations at the Paris' Conference of Foreign Ministers. ' j Lord Cushendun has taken the lead among British statesmen in demanding a revision of- the Washington Treaty in order further to limit the size and guns of capital ships. He raised the question at the last session of the Preparatory Disarmament Commission at Geneva last "March, when he issued a statement signifying that England was ready to renew capital ship discussions. Moreover, it is known that Mr Kellogg is anxious to get an explanation from Engb/hd or France regarding the exact meaning of the recently-announced Anglo-French naval compromise, -arid'he. may. seek this explanation at the Paris meeting.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 10 August 1928, Page 5
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