WORLD PROBLEMS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXVI, 22 June 1932, Page 5

WORLD PROBLEMS

GATHERING OF STATESMEN LAUSANNE AND GENEVA PRIVATE TALKS CONTINUE (British Official Wireless) RUGBY, This Day. Private conversations between leading delegates again occupied to-day both at Geneva and Lausanne.

Close secrecy was observed in oflieial quarters regarding the trend of these talks, but it is known tluit statesmen consider at the present stage they constitute the best method of reaching a solution of tile problems with which they are confronted.

Correspondents attach particular importance to tlie meeting between AI. Ilerriot, AI. Boncour, and Air Gibson, of tlie United States. Correspondents assert that Mr Gibson pressed strongly upon AI. Hcrriot the advantages of an agreement upon tlie limitation of land, sea and air effectives.

Mr AlacDonald and AI. Ilerriot had long conferences during the day and this afternoon Air Gibson and Air Norman Davis, of the American delegation paid a visit to Air AlacDonald and Sir John Simon at Lausanne to continue previous conversations relating to disarmament. (Received 22nd June, 11.20 a.m.)

LONDON, 21st June

Air Gibson' explained to AI. Ilerriot that America was pressing for a plan for the reduction of effectives and quantitative disarmament. AI. Ilerriot emphasised that security was the first consideration, and therefore any reduction was a most serious matter. Air Gibson replied that it would be out of tlie question to ask the United States to cancel war debts while Europe was spending so much on armaments.

Somo mystery centred in Air Gibson’s dash to Lausanne, but he explained that ho came only to talk about disarmament. America would not be joined in a reparations conference.

AR MacDonald had a three hours’ talk with AT. Ilerriot, who later announced that there were still some difficulties unsurmounted.

SECRET MEETING

lIERRIOT AND GIBSON

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LAUSANNE, 21st June

AI. Ilerriot met Air Gibson, American representative at Geneva, secretly lastnight in a small hotel in tlie little village of Alorches. It is believed that reparations was tlie principal subject of discussion.

WAR DEBTS

WASHINGTON DENIES LAUSANNE REPORTS

(Received 22ml Juno, 10.55 a.m.) 1 WASHINGTON, 21st June.

An emphatic denial is made by the State Department to-day of Lausanne reports that the United States had officially agreed to reopen the question of European war debts conditional on disarmament at Geneva.