LEAGUE OF NATIONS
SECOND MEETING OF COUNCIL
United Press Association—By Elec trie Telegraph —Copyright.. London, Feb 13. The second meeting of the League of Nations Council was held at St. James Palace to-day. Mr Balfour represented Britain, M. Bourgeois France, M. Hymans Belgium, Sig : nor Ferraris Italy, and, M. Matsui Japan. Spain, Greece, and Brazil were also represented. Mr Balfour welcomed the delegates ofi behalf of the Government. In the course of a speech, he said ho fegretted America was not represented. On the motion of M. Bourgeois, Mr Balfour was elected chairman. A , The Council then dealt privately with the agenda, including the question of Switzerland’s entry into the League ; appointments covering the commission of the Saar Basin; high commissioner of Dantzic and the proposed list of names" of international jurists to be invited to form a committee to prepare plans for a court of international justice, and the constitution of an international body for health problems.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 12000, 13 February 1920, Page 5
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