LEAGUE HARD HIT
< WITHDRAWAL of brazil SEQUE TO COUNCiv DISPUTE SPAIN MAY FOLLOW By Tolejrrnph.—Press Assn.—Copvyljrlit. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, June 9. Tito Geneva cot respondent of the “Dally Express” states that * like a bombshell came the receipt of a dispatch from Kio do Janeiro announcing that Brazil intended to withdraw lroin the League of Nations and not to participate in the September meeting of the League Assembly, although the Covenant provides that withdrawal shall not operate until two years after notice. riits .is Uio seguei oi ihe March dispute in the League Council con-, cerning the admission of Germany, 'tliero is widespread fear that Spain will follow suit. Xhiß is based on tbo Marquis Quinones Do Leon’s absence lrom the present meeting of the Council; also the fact that the Spanish disarmament representative has gone to Madrid for instructions. ARGENTINA MAY STAY OUT Others fear that Argentina will recede from her intention to rejoin the League and thus South America will not be represented. Thus a serious blow would be dealt to the League. Reuter’s Telegram. The session of the Committee on the composition of the League of Nations Council fixed for June 28th lias been adjourned, and an extraordinary session ot the Council will be convened
before the meeting of the Assembly in September. This indicates that no agreement has been reached with Spain and Brazil with regard to the future composition of the Council.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12470, 11 June 1926, Page 7
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