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INSPECTION OF FACTORIES. BRITISH ATTITUDE EXPLAINED. British Wireless. Rugby, Feb. 20. The British Government’s attitude towards the proposal for an inspection of armament factories made by the Traffic in Arms Committee at Geneva was dealt with by Sir John Simon, Foreign Secretary, in answer to a question in Parliament. x , Sir John Simon said that His Majesty s Government, considered that an elaboi ate system of permanent and automatic supervision with local inspection was not suitable for the limited objective with which the committee was dealing. To achieve results the machinery of. supervision could and should be simplifled without lessening its effectiveness regarding the immediate object in view. The United Kingdom delegation at Geneva would submit in due course its proposals in this respect. The Government’s attitude to a system of permanent automatic supervision in connection with a convention for the reduction and limitation of armaments was expressed in its memorandum of disarmament issued last year.
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Taranaki Daily News, 22 February 1935, Page 5
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