NAVAL ARMAMENTS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 20706, 2 May 1929, Page 9

NAVAL ARMAMENTS

THE GENEVA DISCUSSIONS. A FURTHER ADJOURNMENT. (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (United Press Association.) GENEVA, April 30. _ The committee adjourned the discussion on naval armaments, in which connection Britain and- the United States announced that they would only accept limitation of naval effectives provided such limitations were generally accepted and a satisfactory agreement was reached respecting the limitation of svarships. The matter will be discussed when the American delegation produces a scheme for naval disarmament.—Australian Press Association—United Service. THE AMERICAN PROPOSALS. DETAILS KNOWN TO BRITAIN. LONDON, April 30. The Herald’s political correspondent learned to-day that if the English and United States preliminary naval reduction discussions are successful a. naval conference with the principal Powers will be called in 1929 to replace the Washington Conference, which is due in 1931. It was stated in British official circles that the United States Government had already made known to Britain sufficient details, additional to those published, to permit an immediate commencement of talks.—United Service.