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plomatic privileges and immunities.
The buildings and other property
occupied by the league or its off,
cials or by representatives attend
ing its meetings shall be invlolable.
ARTICLE EIGHT.
The members of the league rec
ognize that the maintenance Of a
peace requires the reduction of ma
tional armaments to the lowest
point consistent with national
safety and the enforcement by COM
mon action of international obliga-
tons
The council. taking account OF
the geographical situation and cir
league shall formulate plans for
such reduction for the consIdera-
tion and action of the several gov
ernments.
Such plans shall be subject to
reconsideration and revision at
least every ten years.
After these plans shall have been
adopted by the several govern
ments. limits of armaments there
in fixed shall not be exceeded with
out the concurrence OF the coun-
Gil.
The members of the league
agree that the manufacture by
private enterprise of munitions
and implements of war is open to
grave objection. The council
shall advise how the evil effects
attendant upon such manufac-
ture can be prevented. due re-
gard being had to the necessities
of those members of the league
which are not able to manufac-
ture the munitions and imple-
ments Of war necessary for their
safety.
The members of the league un-
dertake to interchange full and
frank information as to the scale
of their armaments, their mil
itary and naval programs and
the condition of such of their in
dustries as are adaptable to war
like purposes.
ARTICLE NINE.
A permanent commission shall
be constituted to advise the
council on the execution OF the
provisions of Articles One and
Eight and on military and naval
questions generally.
ARTICLE TEN.
The members of the league un-
dertake to respect and preserve
as against external aggression the
territorial integrity and existing
political Independence of all MEM
bers of the league. In case of any
such aggression or in case of any
threat or danger OF such aggres-
sion, the council shall advise upon
the means by which this obliga-
ton shall be fulfilled.
ARTICLE ELEVEN.
Any war or threat of war.
whether Immediately affecting
any Of the members of the league
or not. is hereby declared a mat
ter of concern to the whole league.
and the league shall take any ac-
tion that may be deemed wine and
enectual to safeguard the peace
OF nations. In case any such
emergency should arise. the secre-
tary general shall, on the request
OF any member of the league.
forthwith summon a meeting of
the council.
1t is also declared to be the fun
damental right of each member Of
the league to bring to the atten-
tlon of the assembly or of the
council any circumstance what
ever affecting international reIa-
lions which threatens to disturb
either the peace or the good under
standing between nations upon
which peace depends.
ARTICLE TWELVE.
The members of the league agree
that IL there should arise between
them any dispute likely to lead to
a rupture. they will submit the
matter either to arbitration or to
inquiry by the council, and they
agree in no case to resort to war
until three months after the award
by the arbitrators or the report by
the council
In any case. under this article.
the award of the arbitrators shall
De made within a reasonable time.
and the report of the council shall
be made within six months after
the submission OF the dispute.
ARTICLE THIRTEEN,
The members of the league
agree that whenever any dis
pute shall arise between them
which they recognize to be suit
able for submission to arbitra-
ton and which cannot be satis-
factorily settled by diplomacy,
they will submit the whole sub
Ject matter to arbitration. Dis
putes as to the Interpretation of
treaty, as to any question of
international law, as to the ex-
lstence of any fact which IL es-
tablished would constitute a
breach OF any international obli-
CATION. or as to the extent and
nature of the reparation to be
made for any such breach, are