Bisbee daily review., 1917-11-15
LLYODCEORCE EXPLAINS THE
 COUNCIL UPON
 ALLIED PLANS
British Premier Reads to the House of Commons Pact Between the Allied Nations On General War Council.
(By Review Leased wire.)

LONDON, Nov. 1.-The proposed new inter-allied council was the sub ject of discussion in the house of com mons today when the former premier, i H. H. Asquith, brought the matter be- fore the house by interrogating Pre- mier Llcyd George on the functions of the council
 Mir Asquith asked the premier as to whether he would now state the precise functions of the inter-allied council, and in particular, of it's mill tary staff, whether il was proposed that the council. if so advised by its staff, should have power to interfere with and override the opinions on a matter of strategy of the general staff at home and the commander in chief in the field; whether the military staff of the inter-allied council was to have intelligence and operation depart ments; whether the ultimate decisions as to the distribution and movement of the various armies in the field was to rest on the council or on the gov ernments represented. or whether op- portunity would be given to discuss the proposed arrangement and the statements made in connection there with in the premier's Paris speech.
 Premier Lloyd-George in replying to Mir Asquith, said the best way of ans wering the question was to read the actual terms of the agreements be- tween the British. French and Italian governments for the creation O. d supreme council of the allies. The text of the agreement follows:
 Coordination Wanted.
 First, with a view to better co-or dination of the military action on the western front, supreme war council is created composed of the prime min ister and member of the government of each of the great powers whose armies are fighting on that front. the extension of the scope of the council to other fronts to be reserved for dis cussion with the other great powers.
 General Conduct.
 
 has for its mission to watch over the general conduct of the war It pre- pares recommendations for the consid- eration of the governments and keeps itself informed of their execution and reports thereon to the respective gov ernments.
 Third, the general staff and mill tary commands of the armies of each power charged with the conduct of the military operations remain responsi- ble to their respective governments.
 War Plans Submitted.
 Fourth, general war plans drawn by competent military authorities are sub mitted to the supreme war council. ernment insures its concordance and submits if need be, any necessary changes.
 Technical Advisers.
 Fifth. each power delegates to the supreme war council one permanent military representative. whose exclu- sive function is to act as technical adviser to the council.
 Sixth. military representatives re- ceive from the government and the competent military authorities of their country. all proposals, information and documents relating to the conduct of the war
 Seventh, the military representa- ffrn Ia hx- A,. hn ..ff f,,, of the farce and means of all kinds of which the allies and enemy armies dispose.
 At Versailles.
 Eighth, the supreme war council meets normally at Versailles, where the permanent military representatives and staffs are established. they meet at the other places according to cir cumstances. Meetings of the supreme war council take place at least once month"
 The premier went into a further ex- planation. saying:
 No Executive Power.
 From the foregoing it will be clear that the council will have no execu- tive power and that final decisions in the matter of strategy and the distri- button and movements of the various armies in the field will rest with the several governments of the allies. There will therefore be no operations department attached to the council. The permanent military representa-
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