RUSSIA JOINS LEAGUE
INVITATION OF 34 NATIONS
PERMANENT COUNCIL SEAT
SOME NATIONS DO NOT VOTE
ELECTION DAY TO-MORROW
By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 7.30 p.m. Geneva, Sept. 15. Russia has accepted an invitation signed by 34 members to join the League of Nations, after which the council formally unanimously voted in favour of giving the Soviet a permanent seat. Panama, Portugal and Argentina did not vote.
All the British Dominions, except the Free State, signed the invitation to Russia. Other European non-signatories were Belgium, Poland, Portugal, Luxembourg and Switzerland.
The proceedings securing Russia’s election will be completed on Tuesday. The Little Entente’s permanent council, M. Titulescu, M. Yevtitch. and Dr. Benes, decided to support Russia’s admission to the League. It passed a resolution favouring an Eastern Locarno, and decided to support the status quo regarding minorities.
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Taranaki Daily News, 17 September 1934, Page 5
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